Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Saturday.Â
Stormy weather has brought rain sweeping across Afghanistan since late March, causing floods, landslides, and hitting homes and crops.Â
kAmQ$:?46 |2C49 ae E:== E@52J[ ff A6@A=6 92G6 366? <:==65 2?5 `bf H@F?565 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ 3642FD6 @7 E96 7=@@5D 2?5 C2:?D[Q p7892?:DE2?VD 5:D2DE6C >2?286>6?E 2FE9@C:EJ Wp}s|pX DA@<6D>2? |@92>>25 *@FDF7 w2>>25 E@=5 pu! @? $2EFC52J]k^Am
kAm%96 DA@<6D>2? 25565 E92E ae A6@A=6 H6C6 <:==65 2?5 cg H6C6 H@F?565 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ :? E96 A2DE cg 9@FCD 5F6 E@ C2:?D[ 7=@@5D[ =2?5D=:56D 2?5 =:89E?:?8] Â k^Am
kAmp4C@DD E96 3@C56C :? !2<:DE2?[ cc A6@A=6 H6C6 <:==65 7@==@H:?8 962GJ C2:?D :? E96 =2DE H66<D[ @77:4:2=D D2:5]Â k^Am
kAmpE =62DE ba A6@A=6 5:65 :? E96 ?@CE96C? AC@G:?46 @7 z9J36C !2<9EF?<9H2 D:?46 |2C49 ad 2?5 `a :? D@FE9H6DE6C? q2=@49:DE2? D:?46 |2C49 a_[ E96 AC@G:?4:2= 5:D2DE6C >2?286>6?E 2FE9@C:E:6D E@=5 pu!]Â k^Am
kAmp7892?:DE2?VD =2E6DE 42DF2=E:6D :?4=F56 2 49:=5 H9@ 5C@H?65 :? 2 7=2D9 7=@@5 :? D@FE962DE6C? v92K?: @? $2EFC52J >@C?:?8 H9:=6 96 H2D 3FDJ A=2J:?8 H:E9 @E96C 49:=5C6?[ AC@G:?4:2= A@=:46 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%H@ >@C6 49:=5C6? 2=D@ 5C@H?65 :? 5:776C6?E 5:DEC:4ED @7 E96 D2>6 AC@G:?46]Â k^Am
kAm%92E 42>6 9@FCD 27E6C E9C66 A6@A=6 5:65 :? z2?5292C AC@G:?46[ D@FE96C? p7892?:DE2?[ H96? E96 C@@7 @7 E96:C 9@FD6 4@==2AD65 5F6 E@ C2:?D[ E96 AC@G:?4:2= 5:D2DE6C >2?286>6?E 2FE9@C:EJ D2:5] Â k^Am
k9am\ s2>286 \k^9am
kAmp}s|p DA@<6D>2? w2>>25 D2:5 C2:?72== D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 DAC:?8 Q42? DEC6?8E96? E96 F?56C8C@F?5 D@FC46D @7 H2E6C 2?5 8:G6 8C@HE9 E@ E96 28C:4F=EFC6 D64E@CQ]k^Am
kAmqFE 96 D2:5 :E 42? 2=D@ 42FD6 9F>2? DF776C:?8 2?5 7:?2?4:2= =@DD]k^Am
kAmx? H6DE6C? w6C2E AC@G:?46[ 72C>6C p35F= #29:> %2:>@C: D2:5i Q(6 5@?VE C6>6>36C DF49 2 7=@@5 92AA6?:?8 367@C6] xE 92D 42FD65 FD 2 =@E @7 52>286]Â k^Am
kAmQxE 92D 56DEC@J65 E96 4C@AD @7 A6@A=6[ E96:C 9@>6D] x7 :E 4@?E:?F6D =:<6 E9:D E96? H6 H@F=5 92G6 E@ =62G6 @FC 9@>6D[Q E96 cd\J62C\@=5 E@=5 pu!]Â k^Am
kAmqFE C6=@42E:?8 :D F?277@C523=6 7@C >2?J]Â k^Am
kAmQ(96C6 D92== H6 8@n (6 2C6 7@C465 E@ DE2J[Q D2:5 |2;2= }:2K:[ 2 cd\J62C\@=5 72C>6C H9@ =:G6D :? 2 @?6\C@@> 9@FD6 H:E9 9:D 72>:=J]Â k^Am
kAm%96 C2:? 92D 2=D@ =65 E@ D6G6C2= C@25 4=@DFC6D[ H:E9 z23F= A@=:46 C6A@CE:?8 E96 A2CE:2= 4=@DFC6 uC:52J @7 E96 C@25 36EH66? E96 42A:E2= 2?5 E96 4:EJ @7 y2=2=2325]k^Am
kAmp7892?:DE2?VDÂ 5:D2DE6C >2?286>6?E 2FE9@C:EJ C6?6H65 :ED H2C?:?8 E@ A6@A=6 E@ DE2J 2H2J 7C@>Â QC:G6CD 2?5 7=@@565 DEC62>D[ 2?5 7@==@H E96 H62E96C 7@C642DE D6C:@FD=JQ]k^Am
kAm%96 =2E6DE 42DF2=E:6D 7@==@H >@C6 E92? e_ A6@A=6 36:?8 <:==65 :? D?@H 2?5 962GJ C2:? E92E 9:E p7892?:DE2? :? y2?F2CJ]Â k^Am
kAmp7892?:DE2? 7C6BF6?E=J 6IA6C:6?46D 5625=J 7=@@5D[ =2?5D=:56D 2?5 DE@C>D[ A2CE:4F=2C=J :? C6>@E6 2C62D H:E9 7C28:=6 :?7C2DECF4EFC6]Â k^Am
kAmp>@?8 E96 A@@C6DE 4@F?EC:6D :? E96 H@C=5 27E6C 564256D @7 H2C[ p7892?:DE2? :D A2CE:4F=2C=J 6IA@D65 E@ E96 67764ED @7 4=:>2E6 492?86[ H9:49 D4:6?E:DED D2J :D DAFCC:?8 6IEC6>6 H62E96C]k^Am
kAmQxE H2D 5C@F89E 367@C6 2?5 ?@H H6 92G6 E96D6 C2:?D[ 3@E9 2C6 2 52?86C[Q D2:5 p35F= $2EE2C[ 2 c_\J62C\@=5 72C>6C :? w6C2E]Â k^Am
kAmDECD\=2\D>2\2D9^CD4^:H^A9K^2?6k^Am
