The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Humanitarian organizations are expanding emergency assistance across Afghanistan as recent floods continue to affect communities in several provinces, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
According to OCHA, heavy rainfall, flash floods and related
natural hazards have continued to impact central, eastern, northeastern and
southeastern Afghanistan, with significant damage reported in Ghazni, Kapisa,
Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika and Parwan, among other provinces.
The agency said Laghman province recorded three deaths and
four injuries, while 187 families were affected. Floods also damaged or destroyed
183 homes, destroyed about 800 acres of seasonal crops and killed or injured
around 310 livestock.
OCHA said Nuristan remains the province hardest hit by the
disaster. An inter-agency needs assessment in Parun district identified 120
families eligible for humanitarian assistance, with the first 92 families
already receiving aid.
Joint humanitarian assessments have also been completed in Logar,
Kabul, Kapisa and Parwan. Assistance is planned for 79 families in Logar, 28 in
Kabul, 65 in Kapisa and 45 in Parwan, while assessments in Maidan Wardak and Panjshir
are expected to begin soon.
According to OCHA, humanitarian partners are scaling up
support through emergency shelter, health care, water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH), protection and education programs. Rehabilitation of damaged water
networks is underway in Parun, while emergency health services, psychosocial
support and education assistance continue in affected areas.
The agency also warned that recent floods and landslides may
have displaced explosive ordnance (EO) left behind by years of conflict,
increasing risks for both affected communities and humanitarian workers
operating in the disaster zones.
