Overview
- Officials report at least 17 deaths and 11 injuries since early week storms triggered flash floods across wide areas.
- Flooding hit central, northern, southern and western regions, with Herat among the worst affected and five people from one family killed when a roof collapsed.
- Authorities cite roughly 1,800 homes destroyed or damaged and extensive losses to infrastructure, including 209 km of rural roads, along with about 1,200 livestock killed and nearly 14,000 acres of farmland swamped.
- The disaster management authority says around 1,800 families have been affected as assessment and relief teams deploy and emergency aid distributions begin.
- Humanitarian agencies warn of continued weather risks, and the UN appeal seeks to assist nearly 18 million people in 2026.