AFGHANISTAN: Over 110,000 affected by fierce floods in past two months

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

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AFGHANISTAN: Over 110,000 affected by fierce floods in past two months*

03 Jun 2009 13:41:57 GMT
Source: IRIN

KABUL, 3 June 2009 (IRIN) - The number of households affected by flash
floods in different parts of Afghanistan over the past two months has
increased from 10,000 (50,000-60,000 people) to about 22,000
(110,000-132,000 people), according to new assessments by the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) contained in OCHA
Afghanistan's Floods

Rapid snowmelt is likely to cause problems in the Kunduz river basin and
perpetuate floods in Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, northern Afghanistan,
in the coming 2-4 weeks, said the Update. "Contingency planning for
relocation of the affected population and prepositioning of relief
stocks should begin immediately to ensure a timely response," it added.