The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urgently appealed on Sunday to all its member states and other countries worldwide, as well as relief organizations, to assist the Afghani people affected by the ongoing floods.
Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc.
Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while aid groups warned of damage to health care facilities and vital infrastructure, such as water supply, with streets left coated in mud.
The ministry said Sunday's latest tally of dead and injured came from its Baghlan provincial office, according to a post on X. Earlier, the interior ministry had put the toll from Friday's floods at 153, but warned it could rise.
Afghanistan is prone to natural disasters and the United Nations considers it one of countries most vulnerable to climate change.
