Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. “I couldn’t even find the road to my village,” he said, describing how he turned back and went another way to reach his district of Nahrin in Baghlan province. Across Baghlan, others like Ghani and survivors of the disaster were still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead on Monday.

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At least 15 killed and more than 100 missing after landslides bury homes in Uganda
1 month, 1 week ago

At least 15 killed and more than 100 missing after landslides bury homes in Uganda

CNN  

AP — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are still missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda, police said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said Thursday that 13 bodies had been recovered after landslides buried 40 homes and the rescue effort was continuing. More than a hundred people were missing on Thursday, after …

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
3 months ago

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

Hindustan Times  

KABUL, Afghanistan — People had just seconds to flee their homes when the terrifying sound of earth cracking open reverberated across western Afghanistan's Herat province. Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake Nobody knows for sure how many people died in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 7, 2023, or in the strong …

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
3 months ago

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “At that time, the government really cooperated in transporting …

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

50 killed, dozens missing as flash floods due to heavy rain wreak havoc in western Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Last week, the UN food agency said the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of houses, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of floods on May 10th. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in western Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people, with dozens still missing, according …

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men collects their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in western Afghanistan on Saturday. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports. He also said the province has suffered significant financial losses after thousands of homes and properties …

Hit by massive floods and with no support from the Taliban, Afghans are left to survive on food scraps
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hit by massive floods and with no support from the Taliban, Afghans are left to survive on food scraps

The Independent  

A kilo of potatoes in Kabul costs no more than five pence, but even that is unaffordable for many of the Afghans who are battling extreme poverty. open image in gallery An Afghan child crawls in the mud after floods in the Burka district of Baghlan province “The majority of those who died were women and children who could not …

Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing into the outskirts of a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. The U.N. food agency estimated that unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have left more than 300 people dead and thousands of houses destroyed, most of them in the northern province of Baghlan, which …

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315

The Hindu  

Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on May 12, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc. Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while aid groups warned of damage to health care …

Flash Floods Kill More Than 300 People In Northern Afghanistan After Heavy Rains, UN Says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Flash Floods Kill More Than 300 People In Northern Afghanistan After Heavy Rains, UN Says

Huff Post  

People are seen near to their damaged homes after heavy flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan Saturday, May 11, 2024. Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed dozens of people on Friday, a Taliban official said. Mehrab Ibrahimi via AP ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more …

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says

The Hindu  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said on May 11 The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of …

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall led floods take lives of 50, injures at least 100

India TV News  

Devastating floods following heavy rains in Afghanistan’s northern province Baghlan killed at least 50 people and injured over 100 others on Friday. The floods also damaged homes and properties in various districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. Death toll may rise Meanwhile, Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in …

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan

NPR  

Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP Mehrab Ibrahimi/AP ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. In neighboring Takhar province, state-owned media outlets reported the floods killed at least …

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, U.N. says

LA Times  

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.” Mujahid said “the extensive devastation” in northern provinces has resulted in “significant financial losses.” The floods hit as Afghanistan is still …

2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say
1 year, 2 months ago

2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heavy rains and flooding ravaged …

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan
1 year, 3 months ago

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province of western Afghanistan on Sunday. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, said by phone from Afghanistan’s fourth …

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India, an official said Sunday. The rescue teams recovered the bodies of 27 people killed in the Wednesday night landslide that hit the Raigadh district village of Irshalwadi, located nearly 80 …

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of rescuers have recovered …

Rescuers in Tajikistan searching for survivors after series of avalanches kills at least 17 people
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers in Tajikistan searching for survivors after series of avalanches kills at least 17 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rescuers in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, which borders China …

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 people have been killed in flash floods in central Afghanistan, a disaster management official said, with heavy rain destroying thousands of homes and damaging agricultural land. “Twenty are dead, 35 have been injured due to flooding in Logar province,” Mohammad Nassim Haqqani, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s disaster management authority, said on Monday. “We ask the international community, …

At least 20 dead in Afghanistan as flash floods wreak havoc in crisis-ridden country
2 years, 4 months ago

At least 20 dead in Afghanistan as flash floods wreak havoc in crisis-ridden country

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Deadly flash floods that hit Afghanistan in the last 48 hours have left dozens of …

‘Left with nothing’: Record floods devastate Pakistan province
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Left with nothing’: Record floods devastate Pakistan province

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of people are currently at the mercy of an exceptional monsoon season, which has wreaked havoc across Pakistan. A recent retiree from levies forces in Pakistan’s remote Balochistan province, Naseebullah rushed out of his small mud house in Muslim Bagh town – situated about 100km from Quetta, the provincial capital – only to hear a loud crash …

Afghan earthquake survivors lack food, shelter as aid trickles in
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghan earthquake survivors lack food, shelter as aid trickles in

Al Jazeera  

The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote eastern provinces. Wednesday’s magnitude 5.9 earthquake in the rugged eastern provinces – which killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 houses – has downed mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rock and mudslides which blocked mountain roads. …

Afghans bury dead, dig by hand for survivors after earthquake kills 1,000
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghans bury dead, dig by hand for survivors after earthquake kills 1,000

The Hindu  

Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. Rescuers rushed in by helicopter, but the relief effort could be hindered by the exodus of many international aid agencies from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover …

Survivors Dig Through Villages After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,000
2 years, 6 months ago

Survivors Dig Through Villages After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,000

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GAYAN, Afghanistan — Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, pleaded for help from the world Wednesday — but a …

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children
2 years, 11 months ago

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations on Tuesday …

Rescuers in desperate search for survivors after 18 dead and 200 missing in India glacier collapse
3 years, 11 months ago

Rescuers in desperate search for survivors after 18 dead and 200 missing in India glacier collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 18 people are …

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