More Harsh Weather in Store for Afghanistan After 148 Deaths

More harsh weather in store for Afghanistan after 148 deaths

Extreme weather kills 148 in Afghanistan

Heavy rainfall and related disasters across Afghanistan have killed 148 people since March 25, the National Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday, with 15 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.The authority spokesperson Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, in a video message posted on X, said the number of injured has risen to 216, while eight more people are missing due to rain-related incidents.The fatalities were caused by heavy rainfall, fl…

Afghanistan weather disasters kill 148, injure 216 in two weeks

At least 148 people have been killed and 216 injured across Afghanistan in the past two weeks after heavy rain, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes and lightning struck large parts of the country, according to Afghan disaster authorities. The latest wave of extreme weather has added to growing humanitarian pressure in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. The heaviest recent losses were reported in eastern Afghanistan, where Na…

Afghanistan flood death toll rises to 148

At least 148 people have been killed and 216 injured in Afghanistan since late March as heavy rains and flooding continue to devastate large parts of the country, the Taliban disaster management agency, ANDMA, said on Wednesday. The ANDMA said that eight people remain missing following a series of natural disasters that began around March 26 and have affected multiple regions. Yousuf Emad, a spokesman for the agency, said that in the past 24 hou…