The northern provinces of Badakhshan, Ghor, Baghlan, and Herat have all experienced heavy flooding, which has also damaged nearly 2,000 homes, an IOM communications officer said in a statement, citing the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority. The IOM, who is providing emergency aid on the ground, said it expects the death toll to rise. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), which is preparing its emergency response to the flooding that spans across seven provinces, put the estimated death toll higher. More than 250 lives have been lost while “thousands” of people have been stranded without access to services, the IRC said in a statement Saturday. “These latest floods have caused a major humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan, which is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of this year as well as severe flooding in March,” said IRC’s Afghanistan Director, Salma Ben Aissa. “Communities have lost entire families, while livelihoods have…
