Heavy flooding brought on by seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left scores missing.
Dozens Killed As Flash Floods Hit Afghanistan
People carry the bodies of children who died in flash floods in Afghanistan's central Maidan Wardak Province on July 23.
Over the past three days, seasonal rains caused flooding that killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing.
Afghan boys look at a truck that was hit by the floods in the province's Jalrez district.
Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Taliban's Ministry of Disaster Management, said on July 23 that at least 41 people were missing and at least 74 people were injured.
An Afghan man sits near his house that was damaged in the floods, which also affected Kabul and other regions.
Children's waterlogged schoolbooks
The flash floods have partially or completely damaged 606 residential houses, as well as hundreds of acres of farmland, Rahimi said.
A resident surveys the ruins of his house.
Emergency workers on the scene
Villagers in the Watapur district of Kunar Province clear debris next to their homes.
A man begins to clean up his home following the flooding.
People stand in the rubble of a collapsed building in Kandahar on July 22.