After heavy storms in Afghanistan are affected more than 122 600 people in Afghanistan from Flooding and are in need of humanitarian assistance. The UN organization for emergency relief (OCHA) announced on late Tuesday evening. Accordingly, 14 of the 34 Afghan provinces are affected. At least 63 people died as a result of the Floods in March, a further 32 were injured, according to the report.
In the eight provinces of Farah, Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Kapisa, Parwan, Sabul and Kabul are almost 5000 homes and more than 7500 damaged destroyed. In Afghanistan, it comes every year to Floods with many casualties. The rains follow the most severe drought in the country for years, also has started to melt in the mountain regions the snow. Both of which increase the risk of Flooding.
heavy snow falls had aroused in the whole of Afghanistan, the fear of spring flooding - these have been confirmed now. The Floods, which the country has to fight since the beginning of March, tips situation to total the precarious humanitarian.
According to the United Nations difficult, the flooding values in the food supply of about one Million already hit by food shortages people.