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AFGHANISTAN: Over 110,000 affected by floods in past two months
Source: IRIN
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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 Update No 5. 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. ad/at/cb© IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.IRINnews.org
