When did the major 2024 Baghlan floods happen?
Destructive flash floods struck Baghlan and other northern areas in May 2024. Intense rain caused deaths, destroyed homes and farmland, blocked roads, and prompted emergency food and water assistance.
What the figure or term means
Famidi documented a limited local response in Baghlan and does not present its field record as the national response total.
The event illustrates how a sudden flood can deepen pre-existing food and livelihood pressure.
Early affected-person and casualty figures were revised; use dated sources.
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