KABUL, 19 maj 2009: Heavy rain and flash floods have caused extensive damage to agricultural land and livestock losses across Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of rural families in need of assistance, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL).
Over 5,525 hectares of agriculture land, some 22,000 livestock and about 4,200 fruit trees have been destroyed by floods in the past two months, Majid Qarar, a MAIL spokesman, told IRIN in Kabul. He said every hectare of the land in question produced at least three tonnes of wheat.
Rising temperatures could result in snow melting rapidly in mountain areas, causing more floods in the coming weeks, aid agencies said.
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