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Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities say
Severe weather damaged or destroyed 147 homes and affected 530 families amid floods and landslides in 13 provinces, worsening Afghanistan's climate vulnerability, officials said.
- On Monday, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reported that severe weather including flash floods and landslides killed at least 28 people and injured 49 across 13 provinces over the past four days.
- Decades of conflict and poor infrastructure have amplified disaster impacts, particularly as many homes in remote areas are built of mud, offering limited protection against sudden deluges and heavy snowfall.
- The storm system affected 1,130 families, destroyed 130 homes, and damaged 436 others while killing more than 240 animals and wiping out 93 kilometers of roads, according to the authority.
- Authorities urged residents to avoid riverbanks as conditions remained 'unstable' on Monday, with crews continuing to survey at-risk areas while further rainfall was forecast for central and eastern regions.
- A United Nations Development Programme report found earthquakes, floods, and drought destroyed 8,000 homes in 2025, straining public services 'beyond their limits,' while international aid has been slashed since 2021.
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Heavy rains have caused serious damage and killed lives in Afghanistan. Dozens have been injured, hundreds of houses have been destroyed. While further storms are threatening, the already tense supply situation in the country is increasing. According to official figures, 28 people have died in Afghanistan. Afghan civil protection also reported 49 injured. Due to the continuing rainfall, landslides have also occurred. A total of 567 houses as wel…
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Death toll in Afghanistan flooding increases to 28, authorities say
Afghan authorities say the death toll from severe weather that has struck swathes of the country over the past four days has increased to 28, with 49 people injured. Dozens of people have died due to extreme weather so far…
241 houses damaged in 13 provinces
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The Straits TimesHeavy rain, floods kill 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan
KABUL: Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse killed 45 people and injured 74 in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the last five days, authorities said on Monday (Mar 30), with Kabul also warning of continued risks from bad weather. Most of the deaths in
Heavy rain, floods kill 22 people in Afghanistan
By Sayed Hassib KABUL, March 30 (Reuters) – Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse has killed 22 people and injured 32 in Afghanistan over the last two days, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, as it warned of continued risk due to bad weather. Most of the deaths were reported from the central and eastern provinces of the war-shattered South Asian nation, including …
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