KHOST, Afghanistan, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Scores of houses and shops were washed away or badly damaged due to heavy rains and flash floods that hit Sabari district of the eastern Afghanistan's Khost province Wednesday night, district governor Zar Mayed Mukhlis said on Thursday.
According to the official scores of houses and more than 100 shops were destroyed or badly damaged due to the downpour and floods that hit parts of Sabari district Wednesday night.
However, he added that the natural disaster had caused no loss of life.
Meanwhile, Sharifullah Hamdard, director of the Natural Disaster Management Authority in Khost province, when approached by Xinhua, confirmed the flooding and said the flood affected areas in Sabari and adjoining districts would soon be surveyed and the needy people would be assisted.
