Heavy rainfall and related disasters across Afghanistan have killed 148 people since March 25, the National Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday, with 15 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.

The authority spokesperson Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, in a video message posted on X, said the number of injured has risen to 216, while eight more people are missing due to rain-related incidents.

The fatalities were caused by heavy rainfall, flash floods, landslides, house collapses, thunderstorms and lightning strikes, the official added.

The disasters have completely destroyed 1,149 houses and partially damaged another 5,010, Hammad said. They have also washed away 366 kilometers of roads and swamped 16,700 acres of farmland.

Afghanistan has suffered from persistent drought in recent years. While the current rains have raised hopes of easing the long-term drought, they have triggered devastating floods that have hit thousands of families across the impoverished country.

The country's meteorological department has forecast continued heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours and issued fresh warnings of potential flooding in remote and vulnerable districts across over 10 of the country's 34 provinces.