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Afghanistan: Flood: 2007/03/18 Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  FL-2007-000035-AFG

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Period 2007/03/18
Country or District Afghanistan
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 17 people have been killed in Afghanistan in an avalanche and floods triggered by heavy rain and several villages were inundated, officials said on March 19th, 2007.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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OCHA ReliefWeb 2007/03/26
Floods kill six Afghans, thousands affected (by Agence France-Presse (AFP))

Reuters AlertNet 2007/03/19
KABUL, March 19 (Reuters) - At least 17 people have been killed in Afghanistan in an avalanche and floods triggered by heavy rain and several villages were inundated. Twelve people, including women and children, were killed in the avalanche in the central province of Ghor on March 18th. Five people died in flash floods in the western province of Badghis, also on March 18th.