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Flash Floods Kill 9, Injure 7 in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province

26th July, 2023 · admin

Khaama: At least nine people were killed, and seven others were injured due to flash floods in Parwan province of Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Wednesday. According to provincial government spokesperson Sayed Hekmatullah Shamim, the floods swept through several villages in the Siagard and Shimorti districts on Tuesday afternoon due to heavy rains. Meanwhile,

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Parwan |
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Death toll climbs as rain continues across parts of Afghanistan

30th May, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of Natural Disaster Management said on Tuesday that at least 24 people have died and 13 others have been injured in recent rains in 13 provinces of the country in the past 10 days. Shafiullah Rahimi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Natural Disasters, says that in the past 24 hours, three

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Weather |
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan

28th May, 2023 · admin

Khaama: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted the Faizabad district of Badakhshan province of Afghanistan on Sunday morning. The quake’s epicentre was 36 Km southeast of the Jurm district of Badakhshan, and the tremors were felt across the region, including Pakistan, India, and Southern Tajikistan, Indian National Center for Seismology reported. So far, no causalities

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Badakhshan, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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Deadly Landslide on Main Road Connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan

18th April, 2023 · admin

VOA News April 18, 2023 At least two people are dead after a landslide buried dozens of trucks on the main road between Pakistan and Afghanistan Tuesday. More than 20 trucks were buried in the disaster, which struck at the border crossing on the Khyber Pass, a major point of trade between the South Asian

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Posted in Environmental News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: landslide, Natural Disasters |
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Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

7th April, 2023 · admin

Khaama: An earthquake of Magnitude 3.9 jolted the northeastern province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan, on Friday, according to the Volcano Discovery. The tremor’s epicentre was Badakhshan, 16km west of Ishqashim of Tajikistan, felt around 7:19 am local time on April 7. Badakhshan is one of the provinces in the country primarily prone to natural disasters, including

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Badakhshan, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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Flash Flood Kills 1, wounds 10 in Northeast Afghanistan

6th April, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Heavy rains and flood killed one person and hurt more than ten others in the Bangi District of Takhar province, said Qari Mohibullah Nikzad, director for information and culture, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, he added that the natural disaster had human and financial losses. The flash flood destroyed several houses and damaged thousands of acres

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Rain, Takhar, Weather |
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21 dead, over a hundred injured in natural disasters in past 2 weeks

5th April, 2023 · admin

Ariana: Officials say 21 people have died and more than 100 people have been injured due to heavy rains, floods and earthquakes in Afghanistan over the past two weeks. Shafiullah Rahimi, the spokesperson of the State Ministry for Disaster Management, says that the casualties happened in 30 provinces of the country due to earthquakes, heavy

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Weather |
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Heavy Rains and Flash Floods Affected 645 Families in Afghanistan: UN

29th March, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said due to the recent heavy rains and flash floods in seven provinces, at least 645 families have been affected. The organization has said that international aid organizations are assessing the delivery of life-saving aid to the affected families throughout Afghanistan during these difficult times. According to the

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters |
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Heavy Rain and Flooding in Helmand Claim the Lives of Ten Nomads

25th March, 2023 · admin

8am: According to local sources in Helmand, as a result of flooding in the province, 10 nomads have lost their lives. On Saturday, a reliable local source, who did not want to be named, told that these floods occurred overnight in the villages of Tazani and Khashrod in the Nawzad district of Helmand province. Click

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Flood, Natural Disasters, Rain, Snow |
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Earthquake Destroyed Around 665 Houses in Several Provinces of Afghanistan: OCHA

23rd March, 2023 · admin

Khaama: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the earthquake damaged and destroyed around 665 houses across Badakhshan, Bamyan, Panjshir, Parwan, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Samangan, and Takhar Provinces. The organization added that the earthquake in Badakhshan killed five people. In contrast, it injured 58 others and “Partners have deployed assessment

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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