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Kabul Streets Flooded As Winter Rolls In

Heavy rainfall overnight Wednesday in Kabul resulted in widespread flooding of roads throughout the city – posing enormous challenges to commuters on Thursday morning.

Unable to cross busy intersections on foot, hundreds of Kabul pedestrians were forced to get a taxi to just cross roads.

The worst hit areas in the city were PD11 and PD15 in the north-western part of the capital – which is where a water run-off canal is being built. However, a year into the project, the canal has still not been finished.

But the hundreds of dirt roads and lanes that crisscross the city turned into mud baths, making it extremely difficult for residents to leave their homes.

“I walked in the water for a long distance and now I have lost my way and don’t know where to go,” said one Kabul resident Sardar Mohammad.

“The municipality said that it would build a metro system but now look at the flooded roads,” said Zarif, another Kabul resident.

Some residents said they waited hours for taxis on Thursday morning due to heavy traffic, which was the result of flooded streets.

“I could not find a car. Now I will have to walk to work,” said Sayedullah, another resident.

“The traffic is very heavy today due to the flooded roads,” said Qayum, a taxi driver.

Even roads around the Kabul Municipality offices, in PD4, were flooded – where construction work is still ongoing for a storm water canal.

“Water is the enemy of roads and it can badly affect the quality of roads,” said Nazir Ahmad Najabi, an expert.

"will have this problem until the end of the winter because the Wazir Abad canal is under construction but we promise that this will be the last winter where we have problems in these areas,” said Abdul Jalil Sultani, spokesman for Kabul Municipality.

 

Kabul Streets Flooded As Winter Rolls In

But the hundreds of dirt roads and lanes that crisscross the city turned into mud baths, making it extremely difficult for residents to leave their homes.

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Heavy rainfall overnight Wednesday in Kabul resulted in widespread flooding of roads throughout the city – posing enormous challenges to commuters on Thursday morning.

Unable to cross busy intersections on foot, hundreds of Kabul pedestrians were forced to get a taxi to just cross roads.

The worst hit areas in the city were PD11 and PD15 in the north-western part of the capital – which is where a water run-off canal is being built. However, a year into the project, the canal has still not been finished.

But the hundreds of dirt roads and lanes that crisscross the city turned into mud baths, making it extremely difficult for residents to leave their homes.

“I walked in the water for a long distance and now I have lost my way and don’t know where to go,” said one Kabul resident Sardar Mohammad.

“The municipality said that it would build a metro system but now look at the flooded roads,” said Zarif, another Kabul resident.

Some residents said they waited hours for taxis on Thursday morning due to heavy traffic, which was the result of flooded streets.

“I could not find a car. Now I will have to walk to work,” said Sayedullah, another resident.

“The traffic is very heavy today due to the flooded roads,” said Qayum, a taxi driver.

Even roads around the Kabul Municipality offices, in PD4, were flooded – where construction work is still ongoing for a storm water canal.

“Water is the enemy of roads and it can badly affect the quality of roads,” said Nazir Ahmad Najabi, an expert.

"will have this problem until the end of the winter because the Wazir Abad canal is under construction but we promise that this will be the last winter where we have problems in these areas,” said Abdul Jalil Sultani, spokesman for Kabul Municipality.

 

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