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Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed

By RAHIM FAIEZMASSOUD HOSSAINI
Published June 8, 2014 5:03pm ET
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Death toll from Afghan flood rises to 81 killed
An Afghan man cries during a visit by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's visit of a flood affected area in the Guzirga i-Nur district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2014. More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan's mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool) | Massoud Hossaini, Pool

GUZIRGA I-NUR, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people.

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