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.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A fire breakout at a wood shop in the Shajoy district of southern Zabul province caused financial losses of three million afghanis, police said on Friday.
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): At least two people lost their lives and dozens of residential houses were damaged by flash floods in southeastern Khost province.
One individual was killed and seven others were injured in an explosion at a gemstone mine in the Doab district of central Nuristan province on Wednesday.
Two children have been drowned and lost their lives in the Helmand River in Shahristan district of central Daikundi province, an official said on Saturday.
At least three people have been killed and 14 others injured in separate traffic accidents in the central provinces of Bamyan and Daikundi, officials said on Friday.
Following multiple drowning incidents in the Pashtan Dam, the governor of western Herat province has instructed relevant officials to ensure that all necessary safety measures are implemented with immediate effect to protect the lives of citizens.
At least nine people were killed and 31 others injured after a passenger bus overturned and fell into a ditch in the Chakwal district of Punjab province on Sunday, according to media reports.
