Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say
Heavy rain and storms in Afghanistan have caused widespread flooding and landslides over the past 10 days, resulting in 77 deaths and 137 injuries, according to the country's Disaster Management Authority.
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On average, 560 people are killed by quakes in Afghanistan every year.
793 homes have been completely destroyed and a further 2,673 have been damaged.
Floods and landslides have destroyed 337 kilometers (about 210 miles) of roads.
The overall death toll from the quake is 12, with another four people injured.
The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8.42pm (1612 GMT) on Friday.
An earthquake in Afghanistan killed eight members of the same family.
The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:42pm local time (16:12 GMT) on Friday.
An earthquake struck Afghanistan overnight, killing 12 people.
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