Flash floods kill 11 in northern Afghanistan: Official

KABUL: Eleven people are confirmed dead and three are missing after flash floods swept through part of northern Afghanistan, damaging almost a thousand homes, an official said Wednesday.

The floods Tuesday hit the Kishindih, Sholgara and Nahri Shai districts of Balkh province, said Munir Ahmad Farhad, a provincial government spokesperson.

Eastern areas of the city of Mazar-e-Sharif were also hit but no one was hurt, Farhad told AFP.

"The floods have also damaged close to a thousand homes as well as hundreds of hectares of farmland," the spokesperson said. "We have sent delegations to the affected areas to assess the damage and casualties."

At least 13 people were killed, dozens injured and scores of mud-brick homes were flattened when a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan earlier during the day.