At least 11 people were killed and 15 others injured in floods, heavy rainfall and lightning strikes across Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the Taliban-run disaster management agency, ANDMA, said on Monday.
The ANDMA said the fatalities were reported in the provinces of Panjshir, Paktia, Baghlan and Takhar.
According to preliminary figures released by the agency, 107 homes were completely destroyed and another 124 were partially damaged.
The storms also killed 71 livestock, destroyed crops on 278 jeribs (about 56 hectares) of farmland and damaged nine solar power systems, the agency said.
Nine families were displaced by the disasters, while a total of 241 families were affected by the recent floods and heavy rains.
The latest casualties add to a growing toll from severe weather across Afghanistan. Taliban figures show that more than 250 people have been killed by floods and heavy rainfall since March 26.
Afghanistan has experienced weeks of severe weather, with floods, storms and landslides affecting multiple provinces. Earlier this month, the ANDMA reported dozens of deaths and widespread damage to homes, farmland and infrastructure in several regions.
The country is considered highly vulnerable to climate change and has faced increasingly frequent floods, droughts and other extreme weather events in recent years, despite contributing only a small share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Humanitarian agencies have warned that recurring climate-related disasters are placing additional strain on communities already struggling with poverty and economic hardship.
