Tehran, April 23, (IANS) At least five people have died and hundreds of homes destroyed after flash floods struck West Afghanistan provinces of Ghor and Badghis, local media in the country reported on Thursday citing information confirmation from various authorities. Five people, including a woman in the Badghis province, were killed in the floods. Three of the victims belonged to the same family, Pajhwok news agency quoted Baridad Saber, head of the Disaster Preparedness Department in Badghis, …
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Kabul, March 30 (IANS) As many as 28 people were killed and 49 others were injured due to heavy rains, floods and lightning in several provinces of Afghanistan since February 26, according to the Disaster Preparedness Authority spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, local media reported on Monday. Hamad said that the affected provinces include Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Ghor, Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Panjshir, Jawzjan, Faryab, Badakhshan, Bamyan, Daikundi, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Zabul, Balkh, Badghis…
Kabul, March 29 (IANS) Two mine workers have died due to gas poisoning in Afghanistan’s Samangan, local media reported on Sunday. According to local Taliban authorities in Samangan, the two workers died due to gas poisoning inside a coal mine in Dara-i-Suf Bala district of Samangan, news agency Khaama Press reported.In a statement on Saturday, the Taliban’s police command in Samangan said that the two workers died due to gas exposure. The bodies were handed over to their families for burial af…
Kabul, Feb 11 (IANS) One person was killed and another injured in a mine collapse in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday citing local police officials. In a statement on Wednesday, the provincial police headquarters stated that the incident took place at a sapphire mine in the Mamand Tor Nawo area of Spin Ghar district on Tuesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.According to the statement, one person was killed while another was injured after they were buried under …
Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured after heavy rainfall and snowfall triggered severe flash floods across multiple provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, spokesman for the authority, said the disaster struck Kapisa, Parwan, Daykundi, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Helmand, Badghis, Faryab, Badakhshan, Herat and Farah provinces.The mishap also caused exte…