Flash floods kill 62 in one day in north Afghanistan

A disaster management official in the northern province of Baghlan said heavy seasonal rains sparked the flooding, and residents were unprepared for the sudden rush of water. "The number of dead in today's flood in Baghlan province has risen to 62," Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head of the provincial natural disaster management department, told AFP. The toll "will probably increase" he said, adding that light rain had continued into the night in multiple districts of the province. Emergency personnel...