Overall Orange Flood
in Afghanistan

Event summary

Flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103815
Glide number: FL-2026-000047-AFG
Death: 169
Displaced: -
Countries: Afghanistan
From - To 25 Mar - 14 Apr

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Afghanistan - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 04 Apr 2026)Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:45

  • The humanitarian impact continues to rise,  following heavy sustained rainfall and subsequent floods and flash-floods, which occurred since 25 March, across the country.
  • According to several sources, on 28 and 29 March at least 17 people died, 26 were injured, 147 homes were damaged. In total at least 2 200 people have been affected. 
  • Hardest hit are the provinces of Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daikundi, Logar, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Ghor, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Jawzjan, Faryab, and Laghman.
  • In addition, the floods severely impacted livelihoods, resulting in the loss of more than 1100 livestock, and damaged agricultural land. 80 km of roads were destroyed.  
  • On 30-31 March, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across central, eastern and north-eastern Afghanistan. Humanitarian agencies are intervening and carrying out assessments. 
Flood in Afghanistan - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 31 Mar 2026 17:33

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Afghanistan - Severe weather, floods and earthquake, update (ECHO 12 Apr 2026)Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:31

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of Afghanistan, causing several severe weather-related incidents, floods and landslides, with casualties and widespread damage.
  • Media report that since 26 March 110 people died, 160 were injured, some people are still missing. Nearly 1 000 houses were destroyed and approximately 4 150 damaged houses were damaged, countrywide. The Kabul-Jalalabad highway has been closed for 4 days.
  • In addition, an earthquake of 5.8 M at a depth of 186 km occurred in north-eastern Afghanistan (near the border with Pakistan) on 3 April at 16.12 UTC (20.42 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 35 km south of the Jurm village (Badakhshan province). Media report 12 fatalities, four injured people, five destroyed houses and 33 damaged houses across the Kabul, Panjsher, Logar, Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces.
  • Over the next 24 hours more rainfall, locally heavy, is in the forecast for large parts of the country.
Flood in Afghanistan - EC/ECHO daily mapThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:44

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Afghanistan - Floods, update (ECHO 17 Apr 2026)Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:40

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting most of Afghanistan since late March, causing floods, flash floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in more casualties and widespread damage. The worst affected provinces are Helmand, Herat, Badghis, Uruzgan, Samangan, Laghman and Parwan.

  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reports, as of 13 April, 161 fatalities, eight still missing persons, 230 injured people and a total of more than 74 200 affected people. In addition, the IFRC also reports over 10 600 damaged houses, many of them entirely destroyed, across the affected provinces.

  • Over the next 72 hours, no rainfall is forecast over the whole country, while more rainfall is forecast over northern Afghanistan starting from 16 April.

Afghanistan, Late March 2026Disaster authorities in Afghanistan reported damage and flooding in several provinces as a result of heavy rain in late March 2026. As of 26 March, ANDMA said 5 people had died and 94 houses were damaged across the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika and Parwan. Local media reported a dam was destroyed by flooding in Helmand Province. On 30 March ANDMA reported fatalities. More than 20 provinces were now affected, including Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Panjshir, Bamyan, Daikundi, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Zabul, Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Ghor, Balkh, Badghis, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Baghlan, Takhar, Jawzjan, Faryab, Badakhshan, Nangarhar, and Laghman. In a further update of 31 March, ANDMA reported more fatalities and more provinces affected including: Badakhshan, Uruzgan, Ghazni and Khost. Warnings were issued for further heavy rain on 31 March 2026. On 04 April ANDMA reported 77 severe weather related fatalities since 26 March, a further 137 people were injured and more than 3,460 homes were either completely or partially destroyed. Note: Specific locations and damage data for districts or provinces were not always provided. DSun 5 Apr 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Latest media headlines

Afghanistan: Health Cluster Flood Situation Report #1 4/15/2026 1:37:00 PM.

Attachments The report highlights the scale of the flood impact, including casualties, injuries, and damage to health infrastructure. Several health facilities have been affected, disrupting the delivery of essential health services in some
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China Red Cross donates $100,000 to support flood victims in Afghanist.. 4/14/2026 3:44:00 PM.

by The Frontier Post KABUL (Ariana News): The Red Cross Society of China has provided $100,000 in cash assistance to the Afghan Red Crescent Society to support families affected by recent flooding in Afghanistan. The contribution was forma
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India sends 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines to Afghanistan to boost child im.. 4/14/2026 9:35:00 AM.

India has been known to consistently provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, including medical supplies and vaccines, as part of its ongoing support to the Afghan people, even after the earthquake in Afghanistan on April 3. Earlier
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India sends 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines to Afghanistan 4/14/2026 9:29:00 AM.

India has been known to consistently provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, including medical supplies and vaccines, as part of its ongoing support to the Afghan people, even after the earthquake in Afghanistan on April 3. Earlier
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),