105 missing as flood hits Afghan town

More than 100 people are missing and nine bodies recovered after a major flood hit the capital of Afghanistan’s Nuristan province on Monday, the governor’s office told AFP.In Parun town, “105 people are missing, nine dead bodies are recovered”, said Feraidon Samim, spokesman for the Nuristan governor. The missing include the town mayor and government employees, he told AFP.AFP journalists who visited the remote northeastern area last month said a market, shops and other