200 Missing in Afghan Floods; 24 Killed

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - More than 200 people were missing in a former Taliban stronghold

Sunday after days of torrential rain sparked floods that have killed at least

24 people in other parts of Afghanistan (news

- web

sites).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flooding, which

follows one of the harshest winters in years, has destroyed hundreds of houses

in central Uruzgan province, leaving many families homeless.

Police chief Rozi Khan

said 200 people were missing after the Helmand River flooded two villages in Deh Rawood district, 250 miles southwest

of Kabul.

" The villages are

very close to the river and all the houses have been damaged, " Khan said.

While no bodies have been found, " some of them must surely have been

killed, " he said.

The U.S. military used

helicopters to lift some 200 villagers stuck on an island in the middle of the

raging river on Friday.

American troops and the

United Nations (news

- web

sites) were distributing shovels and pickaxes as well as tents, food and

blankets to survivors forced into makeshift camps or the homes of relatives.

Officials said Saturday

that 24 people were confirmed dead because of floods in other parts of the

country.

Authorities braced for

more serious flooding as rainstorms and warmer weather melt deep snow after the

harsh winter. More than 300 people reportedly died from exposure and

cold-related illnesses such as pneumonia and whooping cough this year.

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