阿富汗10日降下暴雨,洶湧河水與泥流淹沒多個省份,其中阿富汗北部巴格蘭省(Baghlan)淪為受災最嚴峻的地區之一。據《NPR》報導,聯合國世界糧食計劃署(World Food Programme,簡稱WFP)11日表示,阿富汗異常強烈的季節性降雨所引發的洪水已奪走300多人生命與數千多棟房屋被摧毀。
塔利班政府首席發言人穆賈希德(Zabihullah Mujahid)表示,數百人在這場災難性的洪水中喪生,而廣泛地毀壞導致重大的經濟損失,政府已下令動用一切資源來營救人民。此外,1名官員透露,4月阿富汗至少有70人死於暴雨及山洪,約有2,000棟房屋、3座清真寺與4所學校遭到破壞。
阿富汗4,000多萬人口中,有高達80%仰賴農業為生,如今許多農地遭到洪水淹沒。聯合國阿富汗人權狀況特別報告員貝內特(Richard Bennett)10日表示,洪水提醒阿富汗面對氣候危機的脆弱性,塔利班與國際應立即提供援助並進行長期規劃。據《中央社》報導,WFP駐阿富汗官員德拉茲(Rana Deraz)指出,目前巴格蘭省有311人罹難。
🔴Breaking: Flash floods ravage #Afghanistan, killing more than 300 people in Baghlan and destroying more than 1000 houses.
— WFP in Afghanistan (@WFP_Afghanistan) May 11, 2024
This has been one of many floods over the last few weeks, due to unusually heavy rainfall. WFP is now distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors. pic.twitter.com/X4AaBW5TIC
US must release freezed 9 Billion USD of Afghan Bank immediately.
— Barister Sidra Qayyum (@Shr_9998) May 11, 2024
In the wake of the unfortunate flood incident in Afghanistan's #Baghlan province, which has caused the death, injury, and loss of my compatriots in this province, I express my deepest sympathy to the victims and… pic.twitter.com/qG6Emc9JNR