Flash floods kill 21 in Afghanistan
By Deborah Nnamdi
No fewer than 21 members of two families have died in flash floods in the western province of Farah in Afghanistan.
The Interior Ministry spokesman, Abdul Mateen Qaniee, made this known on Tuesday.Qaniee said women and children were among them, adding that another five suffered injuries.
According to him, the families had gone for a picnic in Kojar village in Pushtkoh district, adding that they were climbing a mountain when heavy rain and hailstorms hit them.
It was gathered that flash floods killed at least 315 people and injured more than 1,600 in northern Afghanistan last year.
