At least 60 people have been killed in a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, according to an official. Dozens others remained missing, said Abdul Wahid Hamas, spokesperson for Ghor’s provincial governor, on Saturday. He said the province had suffered significant financial losses, with thousands of homes and properties damaged and hundreds of hectares of agricultural land destroyed in the floods on Friday, including in the province’s capital city, Feroz Koh. At least 50 people were reported to have been killed in the hard-hit western province. Meanwhile, 18 people in the northern province of Farayab were killed and two others injured, bringing the known number of fatalities to 68. Damage to property and land was also reported and more than 300 animals died. Last week 315 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured across the country after heavy rains sparked flash flooding.