Heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan kill at least 84 people

ISLAMABAD, Afghanistan: At least 84 people are confirmed dead following heavy rains in north Afghanistan over the weekend.

This follows hundreds who have died in past weeks due to flash floods caused by rains.

Saturday night saw floods in Afghanistan's Faryab province, leaving 66 dead, five injured and eight missing. On Friday, 18 more people died in floods, said Esmatullah Moradi, spokesman for the provi