Death toll from floods in Afghanistan reaches 400
With 18 more casualties, the death toll from heavy rains and floods in Afghanistan has reached 400, authorities said on Saturday.
At least 18 people lost their lives in the floods in Faryab province on the Turkmenistan border of Afghanistan, while the number of fatalities from floods caused by heavy rains in the country's northern provinces in recent weeks reached 400, Faryab Governorate spokesperson Ismetullah Muradi told media.