Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors of flash floods that killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of houses near Kabul, officials said.

Troops pulled dozens of victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, after torrential overnight rains fueled fierce floods that swept through the city.

Officials and witnesses said many children were among the dead. 

Afghanistan's state ministry for disaster management said the death toll from the floods had risen to 100, with about 100 other people injured.

AFP