Afghanistan flood survivors continue searchfor lost family | BBC News

The survivors of last week's deadly floods in northernAfghanistan are continuing to search for lost loved ones.

Buildings were completely wiped out and livelihoodswere lost when torrents of water swept through the province of Baghlan.

Noor Mohammed, 74, was one of those whose searchended with tragedy, after he lost his wife, sister, sonand two grandchildren when the flood waters hit.

The flash floods are said to have been a result ofunusually heavy storms and a dry winter in theprovince, which has left the ground too hard to absorb
the water.