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Iran offers condolences to Afghanistan over deadly flash floods

Sunday, 12 May 2024 8:32 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 12 May 2024 8:32 AM ]

Afghan relatives attend a burial ceremony of victims, who lost their lives following flash floods after heavy rainfall, at a village in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on May 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Iran has extended condolences to Afghanistan’s officials and people over deadly flash flooding that ravaged the country’s northern areas.

In a message issued on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said that the Iranian government and nation were deeply saddened by the natural disaster that has killed at least 300 Afghans and displaced thousands in recent days.

He also expressed sympathy with the bereaved families and wished divine mercy for the deceased as well as a speedy recovery for the injured.

Heavy seasonal rains have set off flash floods in Afghanistan’s Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan, western Ghor and Herat provinces.

UN says more than 200 killed in Afghanistan flash floods

Flash floods have ripped through northern Afghanistan, leaving more than 200 people dead in Baghlan province.

The World Food Program said the flooding has killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses.

“Regrettably, hundreds of our fellow citizens have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries,” Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the ruling Taliban administration, said in an X post.

“Moreover, the deluge has wrought extensive devastation upon residential properties, resulting in significant financial losses.”

Since mid-April, flash flooding and other floods have left about 100 people dead in Afghanistan, with no region entirely spared.

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