nearby communities while they wait for the rain, and subsequent floods or landslides, to subside. Houses are often built in areas prone to flooding. The density of many cities, in conjunction with the rapidity with which floods occur, increase the deadliness of the natural disaster. It is recognized that climate change is increasing the frequency and destructiveness of floods occurring annually. Humanitarian responses Local Response ANDMA is the primary national disaster organization that has created protocols and procedures to coordinate and manage disaster-related "mitigation, preparedness, and responses" through local and national services. It is authorized as the central agency for all disaster-related interventions in the country, with Directorates in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan implementing "government-led federal and provincial coordination mechanisms". Afghanistan's development strategy incorporates ANDMA's mission to minimize all disasters' consequences to achieve their national development goals. Reports on 29 August 2020, suggested 2,049 households were affected by the floods. ANDMA, with the collaboration of Joint Assessment Teams, confirmed 1,876 families in need of humanitarian assistance in the provinces of Parwan, Wardak, Kapisa, Logar, Kabul, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, and Nangarhar. The joint assessments identified the number of casualties and impact on agricultural land and public infrastructure. And in provinces like Kabul, they distributed one-month food supplies to the families affected. Furthermore, ANDMA cooperated and worked effectively with other humanitarian partners to ensure effective responses on their end. With Parwan being the most severely impacted province with 500 damaged homes and 300-400 families displaced, the Afghan Ministry of Defense deployed its army to clear roads and carry out rescue operations. Afghan security forces also joined NATO to remove debris, lead rescue searches, and distribute aid. The Parwan Provincial authorities launched food, water, and warm clothes distribution while using schools to provide temporary shelter. They used resources from the Public Works Department to transport injured people to Kabul and Parwan Hospitals. COVID-19 measures were impossible for displaced families to follow and exacerbated the environment for already vulnerable people. Despite local rescue and responses to flood disasters, thousands of buildings in Afghanistan are located in areas near rivers. They are prone to dangerous floods without the proper flood mitigation protocols in place. International response According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the international community recognizes that Afghanistan is at a high risk of natural disasters and associated human suffering. The European Commission INFORM risk classification designates