Accidents & Disasters

Four people lost their lives and two others were injured in a traffic accident in central Parwan province on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the completion of rescue operations in provinces affected by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan, stating that 27 people have been confirmed dead and 956 others injured.

China, Bahrain, Qatar, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the G7 have expressed their condolences over the casualties caused by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan and have pledged support for those affected.

Japan, Iran, the United Nations, the European Union and several other countries and organizations have expressed sorrow over Sunday night’s devastating earthquake in northern Afghanistan and announced their readiness to support those affected.

About 800 houses were completely or partially destroyed in last night’s earthquake and aftershocks in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) says the imported electricity from Uzbekistan has been cut off due to last night’s earthquake, leaving Kabul and several other provinces without power.

At least 23 people have died and over 670 others injured, while hundreds of residential houses have been partially or completely destroyed in a powerful earthquake that struck northern Balkh and Samangan provinces, sources said on Monday.

The United Nations says it has dispatched relief teams to northern Afghanistan to assess needs and deliver emergency assistance following Sunday night’s earthquake.

At least 20 people have been killed and 320 others injured after a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight.

At least 32 traffic accidents have occurred along the Kabul–Kandahar highway passing through southern Ghazni province over the past three months, leaving around 100 people dead or injured, officials and residents said.

At least three people have been killed and five others injured after a tractor plunged into a canal in southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday.

At least 23 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion at a supermarket in Mexico, media reports said on Sunday.