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Avalanches kill 12 and destroy 50 dwellings in Afghanistan

17th February, 2023 · admin

Khaama: According to local officials, several avalanches have destroyed 50 homes and claimed the lives of at least 12 people in Badakhshan, a province in the northeastern part of Afghanistan. The incident occurred due to heavy snowfall in the Raghistan and Deraim districts of Badakhshan, a mountainous province bordering Tajikistan and Pakistan, the official added.

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: avalanche, Badakhshan, Natural Disasters, Weather |
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Avalanche Kills two, injures six in Afghanistan

12th February, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The official said that an avalanche that hit a vehicle in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province on Saturday resulted in two fatalities and six injuries. In the recent past, several people have died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan, and about 70,000 livestock had also perished in the coldest winter in a decade in the country,

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Posted in Environmental News, Photos | Tags: avalanche, Badakhshan, Bamiyan, Snow, Weather |
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Afghanistan’s Winter Turned Deadly, Killing 78 People Across the Country

19th January, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Taliban authorities reported on Thursday that 78 people have died over the last couple of days during Afghanistan’s harsh winter, worsening the humanitarian crisis in the country. Amid the dire economic situation, the harsh winter has deepened the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. As a result of extremely cold weather, 78 people have died across

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Weather |
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16 Dead in Four Provinces amid Severe Cold Wave

16th January, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: At least 16 people died in four different provinces in the past four days as a result of the severe cold wave in the country. According to the State Ministry for Disaster Management, these deaths happened in Badghis, Nimroz, Faryab, and Ghazni provinces. More than 3,000 cattle also died due to exposure to

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Weather |
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Snowfall, Torrential Rain, and Flash Floods Forecast in 17 Provinces of Afghanistan

3rd November, 2022 · admin

Khaama: The Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD) has issued a warning for torrential downpours, snowfall, and flash floods that are forecasted to affect 17 central and northern provinces of Afghanistan. In a newsletter published on Thursday, the meteorological agency of Afghanistan warned that the provinces of Herat, Ghor, Badghis, Faryab, Sar-e-pol, Jawzjan, Balkh, Samangan, Kunduz, Baghlan,

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Rain, Snow, Weather |
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Severe Floods Destroy 15,000 Acres of Agricultural Land in Maidan Wardak

11th July, 2022 · admin

8am: As a result of heavy floods on Sunday in Maidan Wardak’s Jaghatu district, huge financial losses have been caused to farmers in the district, local sources reported Monday. According to the sources, at least 1,500 acres of wheat and potato fields and apple orchards with their crops have been destroyed due to this natural

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Weather |
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Heavy Snowfall in Salang Pass

22nd October, 2021 · admin

8am: According to reports, the first snowfall this year in the Salang Pass, through which the Kabul-North highway passes, started at 10:00 pm on Thursday night and continues to this day. The Salang Pass is closed to trucks for this reason. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Snow, Weather |
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Over 130 killed as avalanches and floods hit Pakistan, Afghanistan

15th January, 2020 · admin

Press TV January 15, 2020 Avalanches, flooding and harsh winter weather has claimed lives of more than 130 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days, local officials say. Search teams found the bodies of 14 people buried by avalanches and heavy snowfall in Pakistani-administered Kashmir Wednesday, with harsh weather hampering rescuers as they race

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Snow, Weather |
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Severe Winter Weather Claims More Lives In Afghanistan

13th January, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2020 Nineteen people have been reported killed as a result of extreme winter weather in parts of Afghanistan, officials said. Officials told RFE/RL on January 12 that the victims were killed the previous day in Herat, Kandahar, and Helmand provinces amid heavy snowfall and low temperatures. The overall death

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Weather |
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Salang sees early snow: 75 centimetres reported

6th October, 2019 · admin

1TV: Feet of snow have fallen on Salang Pass which connects Afghanistan’s northern provinces to capital Kabul. Snow and rain has been falling in the region for the last three days, just two weeks after the start of fall. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Snow, Weather |
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