At least 23 people died and around 100 others are missing after floodwaters swept away buildings in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan Province. Search crews hunted for survivors on July 21 in the provincial capital, Parun, but more heavy rain and flood warnings hampered their efforts.

National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in remote province of Nuristan

Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan have killed 20 people and injured about 80 more, according to Afghan authorities.