The head of a regional hospital told CBS News the confirmed death toll of 72 could “double, or even triple” as many were still trapped.
Flash flooding killed at least 70 people and left almost 100 others wounded Wednesday in Afghanistan’s northern Parwan province, officials said. The head of a hospital in the worst-hit region told CBS News that the death toll could “double, or even triple” as hundreds of people were still believed to be trapped under collapsed homes. Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the provincial governor, said rescue teams were trying to find people trapped under rubble after an overnight downpour unleashed torrents of water on the provincial capital of Charikar. Most of the 72 fatalities and 95 wounded that had been brought to the main hospital in Charikar early on Wednesday were women and children, hospital director Khalil Haidari told to CBS News.
