Flash floods triggered by seasonal rains in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province have left at least 50 people dead, according to the Taliban.

Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approaches

More than 100 people are injured, according to officials, as torrents of water sweep through entire villages.

At least 50 people have died, and more than 100 were injured in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said,

At least 50 people, mainly women and children, were killed Friday in flash flooding that ripped through Afghanistan's Baghlan province, in the north of the country, a local official told AFP.