Afghanistan: Spring Floods Wreak Havoc
Afghanistan: Spring Floods Wreak Havoc
U.S. Department of State [email protected] http://hiu.state.gov
Since March, flooding across Afghanistan has displaced tens of thousands of people, killed livestock, and inundated villages. Heavy rains and warm spring temperatures accelerated snowmelt following a UZBEKISTAN particularly harsh winter with above-average snowfall across much of the north. Sar-e Pul Province was the hardest hit by flooding and victims will require humanitarian assistance for several months. The Afghan government is providing the bulk of relief with additional UN and NGO assistance. However, washed out roads and continued poor weather impede access to many impacted areas.
TURKMENISTAN
10 Shibirghān
7
Sar-e Pul
Chaghcharan
Harī Rōd
Herat
4
14 Samangan
Bamyan
Ghor
A F G H A N I S T A N Daykundi
Uruzgan
Farah
He lm a
Farah
nd
gh Ar
Kandahar Lashkar Gah Nimroz
Helmand
u nd
3
z
Baghlan
1
Panjshir Nuristan
Parwan Kapisa
Laghman
Konar
1972 Line of Control
Kabul Kabul Jalalabad Kabul Wardak Nangarhar Logar
INDIA
Paktiya Khost
Ghazni Ghazni
b da an Zabul
Badakhshan
Baghlan
Bamyan
13
2 Takhar 8
Kunduz
9
Bādghīs M Qal’ah-ye Now
IRAN
Kunduz
12 6
hab urg
TAJIKISTAN
Ku
11
CHINA
Mazar-e Sharif
Sar-e Pul Maīmanah
KYRGYZSTAN
B a lk h
Jowzjān
Fāryāb
Herat
March – May 2012
UZBEKISTAN
HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
5 Paktika
P A K I S T A N
Qalat
istān Argh
Kandahar
Flood-affected district National capital
0 0
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative.
UNCLASSIFIED
50
International boundary
100 km 50
100 mi
Province boundary
Sources: USG, UN OCHA, Government of Afghanistan, Afghan Red Crescent Society, Agence France-Presse, Pajhwok Afghan News, Tolo News
1. March 31, Panjshir - Flash floods damage 70 homes in Khinj District. 2. April 10, Kunduz - Excessive rainfall in a village in Khānābād District triggers a landslide which displaces 46 families. 3. April 20, Zābul - A hail storm damages more than 150 homes in Qalat and Tarnêk wa Jaldak Districts. 4. Late April, Herāt - Over 65 families receive food and relief items after floods hit Pashtūn Zarghūn District. 5. Late April, Ghaznī - Heavy rains and subsequent floods damage over 300 homes in Gēlān District. 6. May 6, Sar-e Pul - A flash flood kills at least Indian Claim 17 people and 540 heads of livestock, and destroys 135 homes and 7.5 miles of roads in Sangchārak District. 7. May 9, Fāryāb - Flash floods inundate several villages in Pashtūn Kōt District and displaced over 400 families. 8. May 10, Takhār - Heavy rains flood several villages in Ishkamish District, killing 28 people and destroying homes. 9. May 17-19, Sar-e Pul - As many as 50 people are killed and nearly 10,000 are displaced from 4,700 damaged homes throughout the province. 10. May 20, Jowzjān - Flooded rivers flowing from Sar-e Pul displace more than 300 families from their homes in Khwājah Dū Kōh District. 11. May 20, Bagdhis - Floods in Ghōrmāch District damage 78 homes and kill 300 livestock. 12. May 25, Sar-e Pul - Flash floods in Gosfandi District destroy 40 homes and kill two people. 13. May 25, Ghōr - Floods in Chahār Şadah District destroy approximately 75 homes, displacing several hundred people. Landslides caused by rivers bursting their banks block roadways. 14. May 25, Samangān - Flash flooding in Khuram wa Sār Bāgh District destroys 135 acres of land and damages 180 homes. June 18, 2012 - U590 STATE (HIU)
U.S. Department of State [email protected] http://hiu.state.gov
Since March, flooding across Afghanistan has displaced tens of thousands of people, killed livestock, and inundated villages. Heavy rains and warm spring temperatures accelerated snowmelt following a UZBEKISTAN particularly harsh winter with above-average snowfall across much of the north. Sar-e Pul Province was the hardest hit by flooding and victims will require humanitarian assistance for several months. The Afghan government is providing the bulk of relief with additional UN and NGO assistance. However, washed out roads and continued poor weather impede access to many impacted areas.
TURKMENISTAN
10 Shibirghān
7
Sar-e Pul
Chaghcharan
Harī Rōd
Herat
4
14 Samangan
Bamyan
Ghor
A F G H A N I S T A N Daykundi
Uruzgan
Farah
He lm a
Farah
nd
gh Ar
Kandahar Lashkar Gah Nimroz
Helmand
u nd
3
z
Baghlan
1
Panjshir Nuristan
Parwan Kapisa
Laghman
Konar
1972 Line of Control
Kabul Kabul Jalalabad Kabul Wardak Nangarhar Logar
INDIA
Paktiya Khost
Ghazni Ghazni
b da an Zabul
Badakhshan
Baghlan
Bamyan
13
2 Takhar 8
Kunduz
9
Bādghīs M Qal’ah-ye Now
IRAN
Kunduz
12 6
hab urg
TAJIKISTAN
Ku
11
CHINA
Mazar-e Sharif
Sar-e Pul Maīmanah
KYRGYZSTAN
B a lk h
Jowzjān
Fāryāb
Herat
March – May 2012
UZBEKISTAN
HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
5 Paktika
P A K I S T A N
Qalat
istān Argh
Kandahar
Flood-affected district National capital
0 0
Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative.
UNCLASSIFIED
50
International boundary
100 km 50
100 mi
Province boundary
Sources: USG, UN OCHA, Government of Afghanistan, Afghan Red Crescent Society, Agence France-Presse, Pajhwok Afghan News, Tolo News
1. March 31, Panjshir - Flash floods damage 70 homes in Khinj District. 2. April 10, Kunduz - Excessive rainfall in a village in Khānābād District triggers a landslide which displaces 46 families. 3. April 20, Zābul - A hail storm damages more than 150 homes in Qalat and Tarnêk wa Jaldak Districts. 4. Late April, Herāt - Over 65 families receive food and relief items after floods hit Pashtūn Zarghūn District. 5. Late April, Ghaznī - Heavy rains and subsequent floods damage over 300 homes in Gēlān District. 6. May 6, Sar-e Pul - A flash flood kills at least Indian Claim 17 people and 540 heads of livestock, and destroys 135 homes and 7.5 miles of roads in Sangchārak District. 7. May 9, Fāryāb - Flash floods inundate several villages in Pashtūn Kōt District and displaced over 400 families. 8. May 10, Takhār - Heavy rains flood several villages in Ishkamish District, killing 28 people and destroying homes. 9. May 17-19, Sar-e Pul - As many as 50 people are killed and nearly 10,000 are displaced from 4,700 damaged homes throughout the province. 10. May 20, Jowzjān - Flooded rivers flowing from Sar-e Pul displace more than 300 families from their homes in Khwājah Dū Kōh District. 11. May 20, Bagdhis - Floods in Ghōrmāch District damage 78 homes and kill 300 livestock. 12. May 25, Sar-e Pul - Flash floods in Gosfandi District destroy 40 homes and kill two people. 13. May 25, Ghōr - Floods in Chahār Şadah District destroy approximately 75 homes, displacing several hundred people. Landslides caused by rivers bursting their banks block roadways. 14. May 25, Samangān - Flash flooding in Khuram wa Sār Bāgh District destroys 135 acres of land and damages 180 homes. June 18, 2012 - U590 STATE (HIU)
