Afghanistan Floods: Urgent Warnings as Storms Loom

0:00Heavy rains have unleashed floods, landslides, and lightning strikes across Afghanistan, killing 77 people, and injuring 100. 37 over the past 10 days, according to the disaster management authority. More storms are on the way, so officials are urging folks to steer clear river banks and flood prone spots to avoid further tragedy. This year's extreme weather has already claimed dozens of lives, hitting an already struggling nation hard with over 5,800. Police facing damaged homes, farms, businesses, wells, and canals. Key highways out of Kabul are wrecked too, like the main route to Jalalabad toward Pakistan and the Salang pass of north to cities such as Kunduz and Mazar Isharif, forcing drivers onto long detours. Crews are racing to clear the mess and reopen those roads amid warnings for all travelers as Afghanistan braces for whatever comes next in this. Vulnerable season. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Canada News Today, AI-powered

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