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Flash floods kill at least 29 and injure 129 across eastern, southeastern and central Afghanistan, WHO says. Three mobile health teams deployed as 13 provinces including Nuristan, Nangarhar, Khost and Kabul report damage.

Flash floods across eastern, southeastern and central Afghanistan have killed at least 29 people, injured 129 and left four missing, the WHO in Afghanistan announced Monday. The floods affected 13 provinces including Nuristan, Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktika, Khost and Kabul, with at least 300 families impacted in Nuristan and Laghman alone. The WHO has deployed three mobile health teams to provide medical services to victims.

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