Residents of Shortapa district in northern Balkh province say despite efforts to fortify the Amu River banks, its waves continue to pose a significant threat to their safety and livelihoods. Shortapa and Kaldar districts in Balkh have been severely affected by flooded Amu River, devastating homes, highways, mosques, schools, and agricultural lands. Last year, the More

Climate change-induced extreme weather has forced at least 38,000 people, half of them children, from their homes in Afghanistan in the first half of the current  year. This figure exceeds the total number of displaced individuals recorded in 2023, according to Save the Children. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reports droughts, extreme temperatures, floods, More

Amid a hectic search for the missing, the death toll from rain-triggered landslides in India’s southern state of Kerala has mounted to 151, a media reports said on Wednesday. With hundreds of people still missing, the Indian Army claimed rescuing 1,000 individuals and launching the construction of an alternative. Al Jazeera reported the main bridge More

In response to the rising temperatures across Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of recommendations to safeguard public health. The WHO advises people to wear sun hats and sunglasses, spend several hours daily in cool environments, and avoid leaving children unattended in parked vehicles. Current weather reports indicate that temperatures in More

More than 50 people have been killed in landslides induced by heavy rains in India’s southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, media reports say. Officials in Wayanad district, where the landslides occurred, confirmed the death toll to The Hindu. Scores of people are said to be trapped in the affected hilly areas. The BBC quoted More

The Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (141,640 hectares) in northern California of the United State, Reuters reported on Sunday. Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span, Reuters said. “The Park Fire had burned more More

The United Nations has stressed the need for additional funding to support people impacted by floods and protect families living in makeshift shelters. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, told a press conference that Afghanistan was highly vulnerable to climate change. He said: “We along with our partners are coordinating with the de facto authorities in Afghanistan More

Three dozen people, including five members of a family, have lost their lives in heavy rains and storms in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. More than 230 others were wounded on Monday when fierce storms and torrential rains battered Jalalabad, the provincial capital, and several other districts. Information and Culture Director Sediqullah Quraishi confirmed the casualties, More

Unleashed by heavy rains, flash floods destroyed crops on hundreds of acres of land in Daimardad district of central Maidan Wardak province on Saturday night, the Disaster Preparedness Department said on Sunday. Faizullah Jalali, head of the department, said the flash floods roared through residential homes shrtly after 10:30pm last night, but fortunately caused no More

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a bold and decisive action is required against climate change. On his X, Guterres wrote: “So far this year, heatwaves have claimed hundreds of lives around the world.” “We cannot accept a future where the rich are protected in air-conditioned bubbles, while the rest of humanity is lashed by lethal More