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Severe flash floods devastated parts of Afghanistan over the weekend, resulting in a tragic toll of over 300 fatalities, 1,600 injuries, hundreds missing, and more than 1,000 homes destroyed, according to Reuters.
The most extensive damage occurred in Baghlan province, in Afghanistan’s north, where unprecedented rainfall since Friday has damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and made most areas inaccessible to vehicles. The World Food Programme shared a photo on X showing donkeys carrying food relief, highlighting the challenging efforts to reach survivors who have lost everything. Videos posted on social media showed crowds gathered behind the hospital in Baghlan on Saturday, searching for missing loved ones. An official advised them to prepare graves, as staff were busy preparing bodies for burial.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government, expressed sorrow on X, stating that “hundreds... have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.” The Associated Press reported that Mujahid highlighted Badakhshan, Baghlan, Ghor, and Herat as the hardest-hit provinces, resulting in significant financial losses due to the extensive devastation.
In Baghlan province's Nahrin district, locals were seen carrying their shrouded dead to gravesites due to the lack of resources. Muhammad Yahqoob, who lost 13 family members, including children, described the dire situation: "We have no food, no drinking water, no shelter, no blankets, nothing at all, floods have destroyed everything." He added, "Out of 42 houses, only two or three remain."
Arshad Malik, the Afghanistan director for Save the Children, described the flash floods as having "washed away lives and livelihoods," with an estimated 310,000 children residing in the worst-hit districts having lost everything.
Salma Ben Aissa, the Afghanistan Director for the International Rescue Committee, highlighted the severe humanitarian emergency caused by the floods, exacerbating the challenges faced by a country still recovering from previous disasters.
One survivor recounted to The Washington Post how the water rose so rapidly that she had no time to put on her shoes, and her family had to flee with just their children. "We have nothing left," she said, as their home, belongings, and livestock were swept away.
With Afghanistan's health system already underfunded and ill-equipped to handle such crises, aid workers warned of the challenges ahead. The U.N. noted that the country lacks the necessary resources to manage a disaster of this magnitude.
In response, Qatar's Foreign Ministry expressed readiness to cooperate with Afghan authorities, while Karen Decker, the head of the U.S. diplomatic mission to Afghanistan, expressed solidarity, stating, "Heartbroken by loss of life in Baghlan and elsewhere in Afghanistan after heavy rains and flash floods. The United States joins others in mobilizing emergency relief, food, and medical supplies through partners to support recovery efforts."
This disaster comes as Afghanistan continues to grapple with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in the Herat region last October, which claimed thousands of lives, and another earthquake the year before.