11 dead, hundreds homeless after heavy rain, flood hit N. Afghanistan

An excavator works near destroyed mud houses after a flood in Shiberghan, capital of Jawzjan province, northern Afghanistan, March 30, 2019. At least 11 people have been confirmed dead and nine others injured due to downpour and flash floods in Afghanistan's northern Faryab and neighboring Jawzjan and Sari Pul provinces over the past two days, officials said Saturday. (Xinhua/Mohammad Jan Aria)