US EditionDeath toll from extreme weather in Afghanistan increases to 110
Authorities said 160 people were injured and 6,122 families affected as storms, floods and landslides destroyed hundreds of homes and roads.
- Severe storms in Afghanistan have caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 110 people and injuring around 160 over the past 12 days.
- The extreme weather has affected most of the country, with additional casualties reported in the last 24 hours and seven people still missing.
- The disaster has caused major damage, with 958 homes destroyed and over 4,000 partially damaged, while more heavy rain is expected.
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Death toll from extreme weather in Afghanistan increases to 110
Afghanistan's disaster management authority says extreme weather has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 110 people. Another seven are missing.
Flooding kills 110 in Afghanistan, more rain on the way
At least 110 people have been confirmed dead, 160 injured, and seven others have gone missing after torrential rainfall triggered flash floods across Afghanistan over the past 11 days, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported on Monday, said Xinhua. The natural disaster has caused widespread destruction, utterly destroying 958 homes and partially damaging another 4,155 houses, according to the authority. The floods…
The number of deaths due to the extreme climate that has caused floods and landslides in many parts of Afghanistan increased to at least 110, authorities said on Monday, while seven other people are reported as unlocalized, more intense rains are expected.
Natural Disaster Death Toll in Afghanistan Rises to 110 – KabulNow
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, now under Taliban control, says that with 11 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, the total number of fatalities from natural disasters in the country has risen to 110 since the 6th of the current solar month (March 25). Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, spokesperson for the authority, said in a video message today (Monday, April 6) that the number of injured people has also incre…
The Afghan National Disaster Management Authority, which is now under Taliban control, says that with the death toll of 11 people in the last 24 hours, the number of deaths from natural disasters in the country since the sixth of this solar month has increased to 110. Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, the spokesman for the authority, said in a video message today (Monday, 17th of April) that the number of injured has also increased to 160. He added that se…
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