Over the past week, flash floods across eastern, central and southern Afghanistan have killed at least 43 people and injured 106 more
Residents after a flash flood that devastated several villages in Shinwari, eastern Afghanistan, on Aug. 17, 2022. Dilkhah, in her 60, break into tears, describing how she has lost everything she own after flash flood washed away her house. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
SHINWARI, Afghanistan — As heavy rains poured down on his village in eastern Afghanistan around 11 a.m. Monday, Meya, a 57-year-old farmer, gathered his wife and daughters and rushed from their small home toward the safety of the mountains. Looking back, he saw a thunderous wave of water tearing through the village — and his wife being swept away in the storm.
“At that moment I completely lost control,” said Meya, who goes by one name.
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