Accidents & Disasters – Page 212

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

Blaze in Kabul market controlled, 80 shops gutted

Mohammad Halim Karimi

5 Dec 2015 - 11:46

KABUL (Pajhwok): A huge blaze that swept into a marketplace in central capital Kabul was . . .

Thousands of children miss polio vaccine in Paktika due to insecurity

Rahim Khan Khoshal

4 Dec 2015 - 17:03

SHARANA (Pajhwok): Thousands of children could not be administered polio drops due to insecurity in southeastern Paktika province, residents said on Friday.

4 Afghan children die as 2 boats capsize in Turkey

Pajhwok Monitor

27 Nov 2015 - 18:16

KABUL (Pajhwok): Six children, including four Afghans, drowned on Friday when boats carrying illegal migrants . . .

8 Afghan soldiers, child wounded in Faryab accident

Qutbuddin Kohi

26 Nov 2015 - 16:11

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and an 11-year-old child have been wounded in a road accident in . . .

8 Afghan soldiers, child wounded in Faryab accident

Qutbuddin Kohi

26 Nov 2015 - 16:11

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and an 11-year-old child have been wounded in a road accident in . . .

3 of a family dead, 8 wounded in Kunar roof cave-in

Zeerak Fahim

25 Nov 2015 - 12:56

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Three members of a family were killed and eight others wounded when the roof of their room caved in the . . .

Earthquake damages several houses in Badakhshan

Mohammad Gul Tanha

23 Nov 2015 - 15:14

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A moderate earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Sunday night, destroying a number of . . .

Quake jolts parts of Afghanistan; no casualties reported

Javed Hamim Kakar

23 Nov 2015 - 12:47

KABUL on Sunday night, but caused no casualties or damage. Measuring 5.9 . . .

2 children dead, woman wounded in Laghman roof cave-in

‌‌‌‌Zirak Faheem

13 Nov 2015 - 11:20

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Two children were killed when the roof their room caved in in the Qarghayee district of eastern Laghman province, an official said .

District chief’s body found; accident claims 6 lives

IAhmad Qurishi

12 Nov 2015 - 15:28

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): At least six people were killed and five others wounded in a traffic accident in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar .

Nimroz woman struck by lightning; boy electrocuted

Ramin

11 Nov 2015 - 15:29

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Lightning and electric shock resulted in the death of a woman and a child in southeastern Nimroz province, a public

Afghan demining programme lacks budget: Barmak

Navid Ahmad Barakzai

9 Nov 2015 - 16:22

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) chief Wais Ahmad Barmak on Monday said 20 to 25 percent of Afghanistan’s land remained . .

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