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Earthquake Destroys 1,000 Homes in Badghis

22nd January, 2022 · admin

8am: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed due to the earthquake in western Afghanistan, particularly in Badghis province. The magnitude of the quake, which was centered in the Qades district of Badghis, was 4.9 on the Richter scale. Click here to read

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Badghis, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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Earthquake Kills 22 in Afghanistan

17th January, 2022 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 17, 2022 An earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 22 people and injuring several others. The epicenter of the magnitude 5.3 quake was about 40 kilometers east of Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Afghan official Bakhtar News Agency quoted

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Badghis, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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At least Five People Killed, Hundreds Of Homes Washed Away In Afghanistan Floods

16th April, 2019 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 16, 2019 KABUL — Torrential rains and flooding have swept across much of Afghanistan, killing at least five people, destroying and damaging hundreds of houses, and sweeping away livestock, officials say. Hashmat Bahaduri, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), said that heavy rains and flooding have

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Rain, Weather |
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10 Million Afghans Need Urgent Help After Floods, Drought

28th March, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News March 28, 2019 ISLAMABAD — An estimated 10 million people in Afghanistan, more than a quarter of its population, are facing “severe acute” food insecurity and are in need of urgent “life-saving” humanitarian assistance in the wake of recent floods and drought, warns an international relief agency. Three years of drought have

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: drought, Flood, Natural Disasters |
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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake recorded in Afghanistan

2nd February, 2019 · admin

1TV: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.  There were no immediate reports of major damage. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Badakhshan, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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Earthquake Injures 9, Damages 60 Houses in Baghlan

29th November, 2018 · admin

Ariana: A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Baghlan province in the north of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, injuring nine people and damaging 60 residential houses. Mohammad Naseer Kohzad, Natural Disaster Management Director in Baghlan province, told Ariana News that the epicenter of the jolt was Hindu Kush mountains range, 14 kilometers far away from Pul-e-Khumri, the capital

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Baghlan, Earthquake, Natural Disasters |
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Landslide Kills At Least 10, Destroys Nearly 300 Homes In Afghanistan

12th July, 2018 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 12, 2018 A landslide has killed at least 10 people and destroyed nearly 300 homes in northeast Afghanistan. Two helicopters with a rescue team and emergency aid flew to the province of Panjshir where the disaster struck late on July 11. Omar Mohammadi, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: landslide, Natural Disasters, Panjshir |
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Water Resources Being Used ‘Ruthlessly’ in the Country: Abdullah

15th May, 2018 · admin

Ariana: Speaking at an event titled “Women’s role in water resources’ management” held on Tuesday in, Kabul Abdullah stressed on water management in the country. “Water is being used ruthlessly in the capital and other provinces that creates challenges for the new generation [in the country],” he said. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Dr. Abdullah, Flood, Natural Disasters, water |
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Earthquake jolts northeast Afghanistan, no casualties reported

14th January, 2018 · admin

KABUL, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — A slight quake jolted Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan, Takhar and the northern Kunduz and Baghlan provinces on Sunday, but no casualty has been reported. The tremor, according to locals and officials, occurred at around 01:40 p.m. local time in the said areas. “The tremor struck Badakhshan province but fortunately it was not

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Evaluating 2015 earthquake emergency shelter response to improve future post-disaster

13th April, 2017 · admin

REACH Initiative: In October 2015, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Badakhshan province, leaving over a hundred dead and tens of thousands displaced across Afghanistan’s most mountainous region. The earthquake struck during the lead up to winter, which only exacerbated the need to provide immediate winterized shelter assistance. Given the difficulty of accessing many affected areas, cash

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