The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation on Thursday forecast 10 to 20mm heavy rain, lighting and flooding in six provinces of the country. In a statement, the MoTCA said there was a possibility of heavy rain, lighting,…
The Afghanistan Department of Meteorology on Sunday forecast heavy rainfall and flooding in 17 provinces of the country. There is the possibility of heavy rainfall with lightning on Monday and Tuesday in Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman,…
Yesterday’s floods destroyed hundreds of homes and hundreds of acres of farmland in the Zari district of northern Balkh province, wiping out livelihoods of farmers. Police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News the floods emerged in…
A makeshift shelter has been established in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province for people whose houses were destroyed in recent floods. Recent floods wreaked havoc in Andar district, causing casualties and destroying nearly 2200 houses. Families…
Floods-affected families in Khoshi district of central Logar province say assistance provided by aid organizations is not transparently distributed and families living in camps face numerous problems. Sadiqullah, a tribal elder from Khoshi district, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
An entire village was submerged in the Shorabak district of southern Kandahar province after a dam across the Durand Line failed, officials said on Monday. Kandahar governor's spokesman Haji Zaid told Pajhwok the dam located across the Durand…
Two women have been killed and 10 homes destroyed as a result of flash flood in the Adraskan district of western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.
Flash flood swept away a vehicle in the Gezab district of central Uruzgan province, killing five people, an official said on Thursday. Governor’s spokesman Mualvi Pohanyar told Pajhwok Afghan News that the vehicle, in which five shopkeepers were…
One person was killed and 15 others went missing as flash floods emerged in Maidan Wardak, Logar and Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Sunday. The floods also destroyed and badly damaged agriculture land, homes and…
Overnight flash flooding killed eight people, including women and children, in the Gezab district of central Uruzgan province, officials said on Friday. The dead including two women and three children were members of two families, Qari Saeed, a…
Heavy floods and storms have killed at least 20 people in different provinces of the country, an official said on Thursday. Ministry of State for Disaster Management official Maulvi Sharafuddin Muslim said 30 individuals were wounded in recent…
The governor of eastern Nuristan province has said that aid distribution process to flood affected people in Kamdish district of the province has been launched. Last week, flash floods in Mirdish area of Kamdish district killed and injured…
Sixteen people, including 15 children were killed as a result of heavy rainfall and flash flood in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News a woman and…
Residents of central Kapisa province on Thursday staged a protest against the government’s apathy towards flood-affected people. The protestors closed the main highway for traffic, resenting the plight of flood victims and denouncing the authoritis’ failure mitigate…
One person died and 17 others were missing after flash flood swept away the vehicle they were travelling in Obe district of western Herat province, officials said on Tuesday. The Monday night floods hit Obe and ten…
Flash flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least seven people and rendered hundreds of families homeless in western Farah province. A resident of Pusht Koh district, Jalil Ahmad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the flooding followed heavy…
Inflicting heavy financial losses on people, flash flood killed people and injured two others on Wednesday following heavy rains in Khak-i-Jabar district of central Kabul province, an official said. The district administrative chief, Qazi Sulaiman, told Pajhwok Afghan…
At least nine people have died as flash floods hit houses in different districts of northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday. Rahmatullah Zahid, the natural disaster management authority director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the flood hit…
Two men died after several houses were swept away by a flash flooding in northern Samangan province, an official said Wednesday. Rajab Ali Yousafi, Samangan natural disaster management official, told Pajhwok Afghan News the flood hit Karti Sulha,…
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains left five people dead and another 25 wounded in two districts of northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said on Tuesday. Mohammad Ismail Qayoumi, Nasi district chief, said the rains-induced flooding in…
AIBAK (Pjhwok): Flash flood washed away dozens of houses and crops on thousands of acres of land in the Khuram wa Sarbagh district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Tuesday. The overnight flooding caused no human losses, but…
