Afghanistan, Aug. 30 -- Floods in Nangarhar killed five and injured eight, damaging dams, roads, and thousands of acres of farmland, worsening Afghanistan's climate-driven humanitarian crisis.
Heavy floods in Nangarhar province have claimed five lives and left eight others injured in the districts of Rodat, Haska Mina, and Chaparhar, local officials confirmed.
According to Sediqullah Qureshi, director of information and culture in Nangarhar, recent heavy rains triggered the floods, damaging irrigation dams, highways, and thousands of acres of farmland.
The eastern provinces of Afghanistan, including Khost, Kunar, and Maidan Wardak, have also witnessed severe storms and flash floods in recent weeks, causing widespread destruction.
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