Accidents & Disasters – Page 211

Over 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in DR Congo

More than 200 people have died following a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, media reports said on Saturday,

Rain, snowfall forecast in 17 provinces

Mother, 6 children killed in Nangarhar house roof collapse

Experts highlight media’s role as vital in reducing disaster risks in Afghanistan

Abdullah asks authorities to assess quake damage

Navid Ahmad Barakzai

26 Dec 2015 - 20:43

KABUL. The 6.3 magnitude quake centered in Ishkashim district of northeastern Badakhshan province struck . . .

Dozens injured, hundreds of houses damaged by quake

Zeerak Fahim

26 Dec 2015 - 10:07

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A strong earthquake rattled parts of Afghanistan, injuring a dozen of people in Nangarhar . . .

Death toll from Samangan traffic accident rises to 43

Mohammad Barat

24 Dec 2015 - 19:27

AIBAK (Pajhwok): At least 43 people, including women and children, were killed and another . . .

Slang Pass blocked for traffic following heavy snowstorm

احمد فريد تنها

23 Dec 2015 - 12:40

CHARIKAR --was blocked for traffic on Wednesdayafter a heavy snowstorm on the . . .

5 killed, 9 wounded in separate traffic accidents

Nasim Hotak

20 Dec 2015 - 22:13

QALAT/JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Five persons were killed and nine others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in eastern Nangarhar and southern Zabul provinces, officials . .

China pledges $1m in aid for Afghan quake victims

Azizullah Hamdard

16 Dec 2015 - 18:27

KABUL (Pajhwok): China on Wednesday pledged $1 million in assistance to help the Afghan government . . .

Newly-wed couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Storai Karimi

14 Dec 2015 - 16:05

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A newly-wed couple found dead on Monday in their home in western Herat province were poisoned by carbon monoxide from . .

Child dies, 7 injured in Kandahar road pile-up

Basher Ahmad Naadim

12 Dec 2015 - 18:33

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A child died and seven other people sustained injuries on Saturday in a three-car pile-up near a bridge on . . .

20 Afghan asylum seekers killed, wounded in Iran accident

Ramin

10 Dec 2015 - 14:46

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): At least 20 Afghan asylum seekers have been killed and wounded in a traffic accident in Iran, an eyewitness said on Thursday .

Car-truck collision leaves 5 dead in Kandahar’s Maiwand district

Bashir Ahmad Naadem

8 Dec 2015 - 14:33

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed in a traffic accident in southern Kandahar province on Tuesday morning, an official said.

Deadly bumps in Daikundi linked to dilapidated roads

Khawaja Basir Ahmad

7 Dec 2015 - 20:20

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Traffic accidents have killed and wounded more than 270 people in central Daikundi province so far during the current . . .

Cracks in Sher Khan port bridge worry traders, officials

Hidayatullah Hamdard

5 Dec 2015 - 15:47

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Cracks have appeared in the Sher Khan dry port bridge as a result of a recent earthquake, prompting traders . . .

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