People stand by a damaged wall after flash floods in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2022. Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, district chief Qari Abubakr said Sunday. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, district chief Qari Abubakr said Sunday.
Two persons including a woman lost their lives and a girl sustained injury. Hundreds of hectares of farmlands, mostly wheat farms, were badly damaged or utterly destroyed due to the flooding, the official said.
Hundreds of cattle were also killed in the floods, he added. ■
Photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows a damaged farmland after flash floods in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Flash floods caused by heavy rain claimed two lives and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmlands in Lal Pur district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, district chief Qari Abubakr said Sunday. (Photo by Hamidullah/Xinhua)