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Tens of thousands of Afghan children hit by flash floods
People push the sunken boat from river in Mohmand Dara district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 1, 2024

TENS of thousands of children remain affected by ongoing flash floods in Afghanistan, United Nations children’s agency Unicef said today.

Unusually heavy seasonal rains have been wreaking havoc on multiple parts of the country, particularly the north and west, killing hundreds of people and destroying property and crops.

The World Food Programme (WFP), another UN agency, has warned that many survivors are unable to make a living.

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