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At least 150 people have died and more than 100 have been injured after flash flooding in northern Afghanistan, according to Taliban officials, the BBC reports.

Dozens of people remain missing after heavy rainfall hit five districts in Baghlan province, with warnings the death toll could rise after further storms spread across the region on Friday night.

Pictures on social media showed torrents of water sweeping through houses in several villages, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The country has been hit by unusually heavy rainfall over the last few weeks, with floods killing scores of people since mid-April.

Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for Afghanistans interior ministry, told the BBC that at least 131 people had died in Baghlan province and 20 in Takhar.

Many of those who had died came from the Borka district of Baghlan, where more than 200 people had been trapped inside their homes.

The official earlier told Reuters news agency that helicopters had been sent to Baghlan located directly north of the capital, Kabul but the operation may not be successful due to a shortage of night vision lights.

Tents, blankets and food were provided to some families who had lost their homes, the official added.

The main road connecting Kabul to northern Afghanistan is closed.

It comes after flooding last month in the west of the country killed dozens of people, leaving thousands requiring humanitarian aid.

About 2,000 homes, three mosques, and four schools were also damaged.

Flash flooding happens when rain falls so heavily that normal drainage cannot cope. Experts say a relatively dry winter has made it more difficult for the soil to absorb rainfall.

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