Accidents & Disasters

Three major blazes continue to devastate Los Angeles, with the Palisades Fire having already burnt more than 23,000 acres, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Since the start of the last solar year, over 24,000 families in Afghanistan have been displaced, more than 50 percent in Herat and Helmand provinces, due to droughts, earthquakes, floods and other natural calamities.

About 894 people inhaled gas and among them 24 people lost their lives this winter season in the country, an official said on Saturday.

Two women died and two children were injured as a result of a traffic accident in eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Saturday.

A blast inside a mine in eastern Nuristan province has claimed the life of one worker and left another injured, police official said on Friday.

Five people have been killed in a traffic accident in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday.

Doctors at two hospitals in Kabul report a rise in cases of broken limbs following recent snowfall and icy conditions.

Dozens of people were killed and wounded on Tuesday when a powerful earthquake rattled China, say media reports.

Vehicular traffic resumed to four districts of northern Samangan province after roads were cleared of snow on Monday, officials said.

At least five members of a family have lost their lives due to gas suffocation in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Tuesday.

ll highways connecting Bamyan province to other parts of the country have been reopened after two days of closure due to heavy snowfall, an official announced on Saturday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has predicted heavy snowfall and rainfall in 27 provinces tomorrow (Friday). On its X handle