Between 40 and up to 150 people were killed in the heavy floods in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, local broadcasters reported on Thursday, citing authorities

Countries in northwestern Europe are currently grappling with the fallout of a devastating series of floods that led to the deaths of more than 200 people, and experts told Sputnik that extreme weather events such as these could occur with far greater frequency over the coming decades due to the impact of climate change

The reports say that a woman and her son have lost their lives due to heavy flooding situation owing to overnight heavy rains in the federal capital.

The death toll from floods that hit Belgium in mid-July has climbed to 41, and two people still remain unaccounted for, the minister-president of the worst-affected province of Wallonia said on Tuesday