U.S. Department of State [email protected] http://hiu.state.gov Afghanistan: Spring Floods Wreak Havoc March – May 2012 HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT UZBEKISTAN

Since March, ooding across Afghanistan has displaced tens of 1. March 31, Panjshir - Flash oods damage thousands of people, killed livestock, and inundated villages. Heavy KYRGYZSTAN 70 homes in Khinj District. rains and warm spring temperatures accelerated snowmeltUZBEKISTAN following a 2. April 10, Kunduz - Excessive rainfall in a particularly harsh winter with above-average snowfall across much of village in Khānābād District triggers a landslide the north. Sar-e Pul Province was the hardest hit by ooding and victims CHINA which displaces 46 families. will require humanitarian assistance for several months. 3. April 20, Zābul - A hail storm damages more The Afghan government is providing the bulk of relief with additional TAJIKISTAN UN and NGO assistance. However, washed out roads and continued than 150 homes in Qalat and Tarnêk wa Jaldak poor weather impede access to many impacted areas. Districts. 4. Late April, Herāt - Over 65 families receive food and relief items after oods hit Pashtūn Zarghūn District. 5. Late April, Ghaznī - Heavy rains and TURKMENISTAN 10 Balkh Kunduz subsequent oods damage over 300 homes in Jowzjān Shibirghān Gēlān District. Mazar-e Kunduz 2 Takhar Badakhshan Fāryāb 6. May 6, Sar-e Pul - A ash ood kills at least Sharif 8 17 people and 540 heads of livestock,Indian Claim and destroys Sar-e Pul 12 14 Baghlan 135 homes and 7.5 miles of roads in Sangchārak Maīmanah 6 7 Samangan z Baghlan District. 11 Sar-e PulSar-e Pul du n 1 hab u 7. May 9, Fāryāb - Flash oods inundate Bādghīs urg 9 K Nuristan M Panjshir several villages in Pashtūn Kōt District and IRAN Bamyan Kapisa 1972 Line Qal’ah-ye Now 13 Parwan Konar of Control displaced over 400 families. Bamyan Laghman a 8. May 10, Takhār - Heavy rains ood several Herat Har Chaghcharan Kabul K bul ī Rōd Kabul Jalalabad villages in Ishkamish District, killing 28 people and Wardak INDIA 4 Nangarhar destroying homes. Herat Ghor Logar 9. May 17-19, Sar-e Pul - As many as 50 Paktiya AFGHANISTAN people are killed and nearly 10,000 are displaced Daykundi Ghazni Khost from 4,700 damaged homes throughout the Ghazni province. Uruzgan 5 10. May 20, Jowzjān - Flooded rivers owing Farah ab from Sar-e Pul displace more than 300 families nd Paktika d a Zabul PAKISTAN Farah n gh from their homes in Khwājah Dū Kōh District. a Ar lm Qalat e 3 11. May 20, Bagdhis - Floods in Ghōrmāch H District damage 78 homes and kill 300 livestock. Kandahar istān Lashkar Gah Argh 12. May 25, Sar-e Pul - Flash oods in Gosfandi District destroy 40 homes and kill two people. Nimroz Helmand Kandahar Flood-a ected district 13. May 25, Ghōr - Floods in Chahār Şadah District destroy approximately 75 homes, displacing National capital several hundred people. Landslides caused by rivers International bursting their banks block roadways. boundary 0 50 100 km 14. May 25, Samangān - Flash ooding in Province Khuram wa Sār Bāgh District destroys 135 acres of 0 50 100 mi boundary land and damages 180 homes.

Names and boundary representation are not necessarily authoritative. Sources: USG, UN OCHA, Government of Afghanistan, Afghan Red Crescent June 18, 2012 - U590 STATE (HIU) UNCLASSIFIED Society, Agence France-Presse, Pajhwok Afghan News, Tolo News