INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Economic Deputy Prime Minister, visited flood-hit areas in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Monday to
assess the devastation inflicted on the area.After visiting the affected areas, Baradar met with local officials and gave instructions to
them and representatives of working committees to provide the necessary assistance to the flood victims.Baradar meanwhile pointed out that
extreme damage had been caused in the flood-hit districts.&It is necessary that the [disaster management] organization accelerates its
efforts to provide food, medicine and shelter for the displaced citizens and aid to the flood affected areas,& said Baradar.Baghlan and
other northern provinces were hit by heavy rains and flash floods on Friday, which left more than 300 dead and over 1,600 injured.Hundreds
of homes were damaged or destroyed and livestock wiped out.Officials said huge financial losses have been incurred.Appeals have been made by
numerous organizations to aid agencies to step in to help the victims.The post Deputy PM Baradar visits flood-affected areas in Baghlan
province first appeared on Ariana News.
