Over 50 killed in Afghanistan floods

Floods in eastern Afghanistan triggered by unseasonal downpours have left around 56 people dead with about 100 plucked to safety overnight with the help of Nato helicopters, officials said Thursday.
About 30 people were estimated to have been killed since Wednesday in Panjshir province, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northeast of Kabul, an official in the Department of Disaster Preparedness told AFP.
Seven more were killed in Kabul province, where several houses were destroyed. Other deaths were recorded in the provinces of Kapisa, Kunar, Paktia and Parwan, Ajmal Karimi said. In many provinces there was also damage to homes, agricultural land, roads, wells and livestock, he said.