‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
- “It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the remote district of Dur Baba in eastern Afghanistan.
- The houses in his village are built from stone and mud, which makes them extremely vulnerable to heavy rains.
- After days of rain, Gul’s kitchen collapsed and his neighbour, Sayed Afsar Sadat, saw a large part of his house completely destroyed.
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- “It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the remote district of Dur Baba in eastern Afghanistan.
- The houses in his village are built from stone and mud, which makes them extremely vulnerable to heavy rains.
- After days of rain, Gul’s kitchen collapsed and his neighbour, Sayed Afsar Sadat, saw a large part of his house completely destroyed.
Sources: Guardian