KABUL: Fresh floods killed 66 people in Faryab province in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday, the latest deadly flooding to hit the country.

On Saturday night heavy floods in multiple districts of Faryab province “resulted in human and financial losses.

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Due to the floods 66 people were killed,“ said Asmatullah Muradi, spokesman for the Faryab governor, in a statement.