Overview
- Disaster officials reported at least 121 deaths over about two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with 77 in Afghanistan and 44 in Pakistan.
- Afghanistan’s authority said floods and landslides destroyed 793 homes, damaged 2,673 more, and wiped out about 337 kilometers of roads, leaving over 5,800 families affected.
- Key routes in Afghanistan remain blocked, including the Kabul–Jalalabad highway and the Salang Pass, where landslides and flooding halted travel as crews work to clear debris.
- Afghan officials said 26 people were killed and 48 injured in the past 48 hours, and they urged people to keep away from rivers and fast-moving flood channels.
- Reporters and scientists note that fragile housing, mountainous terrain, and a warming climate make such spring storms more deadly, with farmers describing ruined crops and damaged wells.