At least twenty people have died in latest flash floods which have hit western Herat and northwestern Badghis provinces, the local officials said.

The officials further added that hundreds of families have also been displaced due to devastating flash floods.

According to local officials, the two provinces were hit by devastating flash floods on Thursday.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) had earlier reported that thousands of families have also been affected by flash floods in southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

According to OCHA report, at least 1855 were also destroyed while 2841 houses were damaged due to recent flash floods in southern parts of the country.

The report further added that 3205 families have also been affected by flash floods in in western Farah province of Afghanistan.