Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the international community to help the already suffering Afghans on emergency basis following recent devastating floods. Shehbaz wrote on his twitter page: “Deeply sad to learn about the loss of precious…
The residents of Shiberghan City, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, have been involved in strengthening vulnerable riverbanks with gabions and retaining walls to prevent floodwater from entering the city, an official said on Saturday. Jawzjan Economy Department…
Officials and residents in central Daikundi province say heavy rains and floods in a number of districts during the past two days caused huge property and crop damage. Officials say that residents of Keti district are mainly affected…
Four people were swept away and seven of a family were injured in a roof collapse incident as flash floods played havoc in southern Helmand province, officials said on Tuesday. The roof collapse incident took place in Garamsir…
Afghanistan's Meteorological Department has warned of relatively heavy snow and rain that could cause flooding in 10 provinces of the country. A statement from the department posted on its Facebook page states that there provinces included Kunduz, Badakhshan,…
Recent flash floods in the Kamdesh district of eastern Nuristan province have left 113 people dead, the governor said on Saturday. Hafiz Abdul Qayyum told Pajhwok Afghan News the flooding in Mir Desh area also damaged crops on…
At least 30 people have been killed and heavy losses caused by in flash floods in Herat and Ghor provinces, local officials say. Rain-induced hit Adraskan and Obe districts of the province, the governor’s spokesman Jilani Farhad told…
KABUL and children, have been killed and 200 others wounded in rain-induced flash floods in different parts of the country, the State Ministry of Natural Disaster Management said on Thursday. Mohammad Qasim Haidari, policy and mobilisation head at the ministry,…
KABUL and children, have been killed and 13 others wounded in flash floods in central Kapisa and Panjsher provinces, officials said on Thursday. Kapisa police spokesman Abdul Shariq Shurish told Pajhwok Afghan News the floods were triggered by heavy rains…
The Natural Disaster Management Ministry says forecasts show seven million people will be affected by rains and floods this year in 25 provinces. Tamim Azimi, the ministry spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News on Wednesday that they had stored…
At least six people have been killed and another 13 wounded as a result of flash floods that destroyed 457 residential homes throughout the country, an official said on Saturday. Mohammad Tamim Azemi, Natural Disasters Management Ministry’s spokesman,…
At least 10 people, including three children, have been killed as a result of flash floods triggered by heavy rains in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday. Public Health Director Dr. Abdul Hakim Tamana told…
At least 11 people were killed and six others injured, 266 houses washed away and over 2,000 acres of land destroyed by floods in some parts of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday visited flash floods-affected families in capital Kabul and promised to recover all grabbed land around the Kabul River. A statement from the Presidential Palace media’s office received by Pajhwok Afghan News said President…
Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, caused human life and financial losses in southeastern Paktia and northern Baghlan provinces, officials said Tuesday. Local officials in Paktia say 11 houses were destroyed and three people including two women died…
As many as 108 people have been killed and 48 injured as a result of floods over the past 10 days in 13 provinces, the Ministry of State for Natural Disasters said on Tuesday. At least 13 people…
At least eight people have been killed in flash floods that also caused huge financial losses to people in Herat and Samangan provinces, officials said Friday. Heart governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad told Pajhwok Afghan News that rain storms…
More than 140 people lost their lives and 242 others sustained wounds in recent floods that destroyed and damaged around 27,000 residential homes during the past one month, an official said Tuesday. Najib Aqa Fahim, State Minister for…
Recent heavy rains and flash floods have caused millions of afghanis losses to the livestock and industry besides crops and residential homes in southern Kandahar province. Officials say the livestock suffered 63 million afghanis and industry 75…
Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) has rescued dozens of people in Helmand, Zabul and Kandahar provinces during flood triggered by heavy rain and snowfall, a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sunday. In…
Seventy-five people lost their lives and another 46 were injured in floods and snow avalanches across the country since January, the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said 620 homes…
Three children were killed as a result of flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Alishang district of eastern Laghman province Wednesday night, an official said on Thursday. The floods also destroyed large swaths of farmland in Alishang,…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday took an aerial view of flashflood-affected villages in the Sarobi district of central Kabul province, a day after the disaster claimed 17 lives. After visiting the affected areas, the president directed the authorities…
Seventeen people died after flash floods triggered by heavy rains hit the Sarobi district of central Kabul province, the district chief said on Monday. Mohammad Fahim Musazai said seven people, all from the same family, died after their…
