Flash floods in Afghanistan 100 killed 25-04-14
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan after two days of torrential rain have killed more than 100 people, officials said on Friday, with scores more missing as helicopters searched for stranded...
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KABUL, Afghanistan Five NATO troops died in a British helicopter crash Saturday in southern Afghanistan, authorities said, the single deadliest day this year for foreign forces as they prepare to withdraw from the country.
The cause of the helicopter crash was not immediately known. Kandahar provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani said the helicopter went down in the province's Takhta Pul district in the southeast, about 31 miles from the Pakistani border. He said five international troops were killed but did not know what caused the crash.
The coalition said it was investigating the circumstances of the crash but said it had no reports of enemy activity in the area. The United Kingdom's Defense Ministry confirmed that the helicopter was British, but could not confirm the nationalities of the dead.
A Taliban spokesman claimed in a text message to journalists that the insurgents shot down the aircraft.
"Today, the mujahedeen hit the foreign forces' helicopter with a rocket, and 12 soldiers on board were killed," spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said. The insurgents frequently exaggerate death tolls in their attacks and falsely have claimed responsibility for incidents before.
The last deadliest day for coalition forces was Dec. 17, 2013, when a helicopter crash killed six U.S. service members.
The helicopter crash came as an Afghan university official identified two Americans killed in a shooting at a Kabul hospital earlier this week, the latest incident of local security forces opening fire on those they are supposed to protect.
The NATO force is preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of this year, 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban's hard-line Islamic regime for sheltering Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders.
First published April 26 2014, 7:23 AM
April 26, 2014
The flooding in Jowzjan province, northern Afghanistan left 80 dead. AFP pic, April 26, 2014.The death toll from flash floods in northern Afghanistan rose to more than 100 today with many others still missing, officials said, as helicopters carried trapped villagers to safety.
The national disaster management authority said that 58 people were killed in Jowzjan province, 32 in Faryab, six in Sar-e-Pul and six others in Badghis as floods struck a large swath of rural communities.
OCHA, the United Nations humanitarian affairs office, said it had reports from provincial officials of 123 people killed, with Jowzjan province alone suffering 80 deaths and 6,000 displaced people.
It said clean water, medical supplies, food and shelter were needed immediately as relief efforts got under way after days of torrential rain.
The floodwaters swept through villages, engulfing thousands of homes and leaving many people seeking safety on the roofs of their mud-brick houses.
"Unfortunately, we have over 100 people killed and dozens of others missing due to flash floods in four northern provinces," said Mohammad Sadeq Sediqqi, of the national disaster management authority.
The Afghan defence ministry sent two helicopters to Jowzjan, where the aircraft rescued more than 1,000 people and carried them to higher ground.
Officials in Faryab province said nearly 2,000 houses were washed away and more than 8,000 cattle were killed by the floods.
Authorities said food and other emergency supplies were being distributed, as well as cash hand-outs.
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