Kabul, April 5 – At least 77 people were killed and 137 others were injured in floods that swept across several provinces of Afghanistan between March 26 and April 4, local media reported on Sunday, quoting disaster management officials.Afghanistan's National Disaster Preparedness and Disaster...
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agricultural damage
bamiyan province
disaster management
faryab province
flooding
infrastructure damage
jawzjan province
kandahar province
land measurement
livestockloss
natural disaster
parwan province
rescue efforts
wardak province
weather events
Shimla, April 4 The 121st anniversary of the 1905 Kangra earthquake, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 20,000 people, was commemorated on Saturday with a mock earthquake drill in government and private educational institutions.Besides the human toll, the disaster also caused the...
Quetta, April 3 – As many as seven people were killed and four others injured after heavy rains and flash floods caused widespread devastation in Balochistan, Pakistan, destroying hundreds of homes, livestock, and crops, local media reported on Friday.The floods have severely affected...
agricultural damage
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bolan district
dera bugti district
district disaster
flash floods
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harnai district
jaffarabad district
jhal magsi district
kacchi district
kohlu district
livestockloss
loralai district
nasirabad district
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pakistan
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sibi district
turbat district
Kabul, April 2 – One person was killed and 13 others were injured after flash floods swept through several areas in the Herat province of Afghanistan, local media reported on Thursday, citing an official statement.Pajhwok Afghan News, an Afghan news outlet, quoted provincial governor spokesman...
Beed, Apr 1 A 37-year-old farmer was killed after being struck by lightning during a sudden spell of unseasonal rains and thunderstorms in the Parli Vaijnath tehsil of Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Wednesday.The victim, identified as Balaji Baburao Chavan, was working in his...
Patna, March 25 – An atmosphere of fear has gripped the Nawada district as a herd of wild Asian elephants continues to cause havoc in rural areas in search of food due to shrinking habitats and deforestation.In the village of Suartoli, under the Rajauli Hardiya Panchayat, a 30-year-old man...
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Bhubaneswar, February 19 A total of 147 people lost their lives in the cyclones that hit Odisha in the last 12 years, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, Pujari said the state was...
The Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, stated in the Assembly today that an amount of Rs. 42,250 and Rs. 84,000 in relief, under SDRF norms, has been paid to affected farmers for crop loss and livestock loss, respectively, in the Bandipora district, following the floods and natural...