United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the past 11 years have been the hottest on record, stressing that urgent action is needed to protect the environment and safeguard the future of coming generations. In a post on X, Guterres said that every fraction of a degree of global warming intensifies its impacts, with More
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said water scarcity and drought remain among the country’s most serious environmental challenges, affecting more than half of the population. According to UNAMA, communities across Afghanistan are facing growing climate and environmental pressures that are undermining livelihoods, food security, and More
Seven people have died in heat-related incidents amid an intense heatwave sweeping across France. Afghan news archive According to a report by Reuters, French Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said that five of the victims drowned in lakes, seas, and coastal areas. Officials also confirmed that a 53-year-old runner suffered a fatal heart attack during a More
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens of houses damaged after flash floods hit northern Baghlan province. Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of disaster preparedness at the Baghlan Natural Disaster Management Department, told Pajhwok that floods struck Burka district overnight, killing 11 people and destroying 40 houses. He added that floods in Burka, Dand-e-Ghori, Deh-e-Ghori, More
At least 90 people were killed after a violent storm swept through India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, bringing heavy rain, hail and strong winds, the state disaster management and relief office said on Thursday. Storms are common in the northern state during the hot season from March to June, before the monsoon rains arrive. More
Five people were killed and two others injured after heavy rain and hail hit Shanan Khail village in Tagab district of Kapisa province, causing significant financial losses as well. Abdulaziz Nazari, spokesperson for Kapisa province, told Pajhwok that the incident occurred around 2:00 PM today. Without providing further details, he said several residential houses were More
At least 18 people have been killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across several parts of Kenya, media reports said on Monday. Landslides were reported on Sunday in Tharaka-Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Kiambu counties in the country’s central and eastern regions, according to Al Jazeera, citing Kenyan police. Authorities confirmed the death toll More
At least 77 people have died and 137 others injured due to heavy rainfall and flash floods over the past two weeks across Afghanistan, the National Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) said on Saturday. Hafiz Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, head of the NDPA’s Information and Communications Department, said that in the past 48 hours alone, rainfall, floods, More
At least 28 people have been killed and 49 others injured in rain-related incidents across the country, an official said on Monday. Hafiz Mohammad Yousaf Hammad, spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), said the incidents had occurred since March 25 in Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Panjsher, Bamyan, Daikundi, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Zabul, Kandahar, More
At least seven people were killed and 82 others are missing after a landslide struck West Bandung in Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday, according to media reports. Al Jazeera cited Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, reporting that the incident occurred in the West Bandung region. Indonesian news outlet Kompas said the landslide hit Pasirlangu village More
