Flash floods kill more than 300 in northern Afghanistan after heavy rain

People are seen near to their damaged homes (AP Photo/Mehrab Ibrahimi)

Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the UN food agency said.

The World Food Programme said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of the deluges on Friday.