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
As winter approaches, many residents of Kabul have raised concerns over rising air pollution—a problem that, according to doctors, has serious and harmful consequences for public health. They advise that people use air-purifying masks when moving around outdoors. Doctors say that the widespread use of cheap and low-quality fuels, the increase in polluting vehicles, and More
On Thursday morning, October 2, 2025, Kabul was ranked the second most polluted major city in the world, according to the IQAir global air quality index. Lahore, Pakistan, topped the list as the world’s most polluted city on the same day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kabul rose above 100, falling into the category More
The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) in Afghanistan said on Friday that the climate crisis, natural disasters and the recent inflow of returnees are exerting immense pressure on the country’s urban areas. In a post on X, UN-Habitat wrote: “This year’s World Habitat Day focuses on Urban Crises Response — how cities confront overlapping More
On the occasion of World Clean Air Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that a safe and clean environment is one of the fundamental human rights. However, currently, 99% of the world’s population breathes polluted air and joint action is needed to prevent this pollution. Today (September 7) is the International More
