The Ministry of Water and Energy has announced the possibility of heavy rainfall, flash floods, and rising river levels in several river basins across the country over the next two days.
The bodies of all victims of Tuesday night’s deadly traffic accident in western Herat province, charred beyond recognition, will be transferred to Kabul, local officials said on Wednesday.
More than 50 people have been killed after a passenger bus carrying refugees recently returned from Iran collided with a lorry in western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday.
One person was killed and two teenagers were injured as heavy flash floods unleashed havoc in central Logar province, an official and residents said on Monday.
Flash floods have destroyed dozens of acres of farmland, more than two kilometers of roads, 21 irrigation canals and two residential buildings in central Parwan province, an official said on Monday.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has expressed sorrow over the loss of precious lives in floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and conveyed condolences to the affected families.
At least 26 people have died and 60 others rescued after two migrant boats sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a media report said on Thursday.
