Expressing global sympathy as flood casualties increase in Afghanistan

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, Ministry of Immigration In the latest official report, the Taliban government has announced that the number of dead in the flood in Baghlan province alone is 315 and the number of injured is 1,630.

Also according to the official report This ministry has also destroyed more than 2,600 houses.

The Ministry of Migration of the Taliban admitted: this statistic is preliminary and the possibility of an increase in the amount of human and financial losses is more than It exists.

Earlier, the “International Organization for Migration” announced that more than 300 people died due to heavy rains in the northern regions of Afghanistan.

The head of the emergency response department of the International Organization for Migration, referring to the statistics of the National Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan, said: “At least 1500 houses have been destroyed or damaged in Baghlan Jadid city alone.”

According to Taliban officials, the sudden flood has hit several provinces of Afghanistan, including Baghlan, Badakhshan, Ghor, Takhar and Herat.

According to field reports, floods in Baghlan have destroyed some facilities, including transportation routes, and have made it difficult to provide relief to the victims.

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has also announced that rescue forces have been sent to the affected areas and are still working to save the injured and people caught in the flood.

“Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Taliban, also published a statement on the X social network, asking the citizens of Afghanistan to do what they can to help their fellow countrymen affected by this natural disaster.

The flood of recent days in northern Afghanistan has also caused regional and international reactions. He also expressed the deep regret and impact of the Iranian government and nation on the occurrence of floods in various cities and villages of Afghanistan, especially in the northern regions of this country, which has caused the death and injury of a large number of the noble nation of Afghanistan and the destruction of some houses and material losses. .

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced that the institutions and partners of this organization in coordination with the Afghan government are rapidly assessing the needs and providing emergency aid to the flood victims in Afghanistan.

The foreign ministries of Pakistan and Uzbekistan each expressed their sympathy to the families of the victims following the recent floods in Afghanistan.

The representative of the European Union in Afghanistan, the embassies of Japan and Turkey, as well as the Iranian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, have also expressed their sympathy with the families of the flood victims.

“Richard Bennett”, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights The United Nations has also called for urgent aid for Afghanistan.

Also, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation called on the member countries of this organization, the countries of the world and relief organizations to provide immediate aid to the flood victims in Afghanistan. send.

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