Amu: The death toll from floods and heavy rains in Afghanistan has risen to at least 110, with more than 160 people injured, the Taliban-run disaster management authority, ADNMA, said, as severe weather continues to affect large parts of the country. The flooding, which began on March 26, has impacted more than 20 provinces across
Afghanistan International: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says widespread rainfall continues across Afghanistan, with heavy downpours expected in central, eastern and south-eastern regions over the next week. FAO said that while rainfall benefits crop growth, heavy downpours increase the risk of flooding in urban and rural areas, potentially damaging farms, infrastructure and vulnerable
Amu: At least 51 people have been killed and 89 injured in flooding across Afghanistan over the past eight days, according to Taliban figures, as heavy rains continue to batter multiple provinces. In the past 24 hours alone, three people were killed and 16 others injured as floods swept through at least 18 provinces, the
Amu: At least 48 people have been killed and 73 injured in Afghanistan since March 26, as heavy rains, flooding and lightning battered large parts of the country, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Taliban-run Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA). In the past 24 hours alone, six people were killed and seven
8am: The Taliban announced that since 26 March, heavy rainfall, lightning, landslides, and floods have claimed the lives of 28 people across more than 20 provinces of Afghanistan. Bakhtar News Agency, under Taliban control, reported on Monday, 30 March, that Hafiz Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, Head of Information and Publications and spokesperson for the Taliban’s Disaster
Ariana: At least 17 people have lost their lives and 26 others have been injured as floods, landslides, and lightning strikes hit multiple provinces across Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday. The disasters have also caused significant property damage. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Flooding across several provinces in Afghanistan has killed at least five people and injured six others over the past 24 hours, according to the Taliban-run disaster management agency. The agency said the floods affected provinces including Parwan, Paktia, Kandahar, Zabul and Helmand, causing both casualties and property damage. At least 16 homes were completely
8am: The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has reported that hundreds of families have been affected following floods in the eastern part of the country. Although the exact extent of the damages and human casualties caused by the floods in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces has not been determined, Taliban officials have reported the destruction of
Afghanistan International: At least 15 people have died and 19 others have been injured following severe flooding in Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Taliban officials confirmed. The heavy rainfall and resulting floods have also caused extensive financial and infrastructural damage in both regions. On Wednesday, the Taliban’s police command in Kandahar issued a statement reporting that
Amu: At least 21 people were killed after sudden flash floods swept through a mountainous area in Qala-e-Kah district of western Farah province, local sources told Amu. The victims, who had traveled to the area for leisure, were caught off guard when the floods surged unexpectedly, throwing them into a deep ravine, the sources said.