Seven killed, 150 injured after powerful quake hits northern Afghanistan

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least seven people and injuring 150 others, according to local officials.

Death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake exceeds 1,400 , rescue operations in remote mountainous areas

The death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake has exceeded 1,400, Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said.

29 morts dans des inondations dans le sud-ouest de l’Afghanistan

Vingt-neuf personnes ont été tuées mardi dans des inondations et des tempêtes de grêle dans deux provinces du sud-ouest de l’Afghanistan, ont rapporté les autorités locales.

Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was registered in Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said.

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits Afghanistan, Depth 194 km, local time 21:17

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Afghanistan’s cold weather claims lives of more than 160 people

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.

Nearly 1,000 killed after strong earthquake 6.1, jolts Afghanistan, 600 other injured

 

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At least 950 killed and 600 other injured after magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked remote parts of eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

The number of victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan has reached 255 people

The death toll from the earthquake in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 255, with at least 150 injured. This was reported on Wednesday, June 22, on the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera, citing a source in the government.

Le pays pourrait être confronté à de graves pénuries alimentaires

 

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14 killed in avalanche in northern Afghanistan - China.org.cn

Fourteen villagers were killed and three others wounded after an avalanche struck a far-flung area in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Thursday, a local government spokesman confirmed.

Afghanistan successfully tests water flow at major dam

Afghanistan on Wednesday successfully tested water flow at a major dam in southwestern Nimroz province bordering Iran after nearly six decades of the inception of the mega project, officials said.

Pre-monsoon heat builds across northern India

Temperatures across central and northern India have been in excess of 40C in recent days, and after a brief respite over the weekend, it could become even hotter during the early to middle part of next week.

China: 8 dead, 11 injured in Xinjiang earthquake (video)

Eight people have been confirmed dead and 11 others were injured after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 5:58 a.m. Thursday.

Fuel-tanker crash kills over 70 in Afghanistan's Ghazni

At least 73 people have been killed and dozens of others injured after two passenger buses and a fuel tanker burst into flames following a head-on collision in eastern Afghanistan.

Strong tremors felt in west China after Afghanistan quake

Strong tremors were felt in southern Xinjiang in northwest China when a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, but no casualties have been reported.

Rain, floods kill over 60 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan

A total of 63 people have been killed and hundreds of acres of farmlands have been destroyed by flash floods triggered by torrential rains in northwest Pakistan and Afghanistan, the countries' officials said Sunday.

Two days of torrential rains kill 30 in Afghanistan

Over 30 people have been killed and hundreds of acres of farmland destroyed by two days of torrential rainfall in Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.

Strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks northeast Afghanistan (Depth 200 km)

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan around midnight near the country's borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, according to the US Geological Survey.

Desperation grows as Afghan-Pakistan quake victims wait for aid

Earthquake survivors in Pakistan and Afghanistan emerged from a third night without shelter Thursday, as village leaders warned they had nothing to protect children from the freezing conditions while rescuers struggle to reach isolated communities.

China to provide assistance to quake-hit Afghanistan, Pakistan

The Chinese government is busy preparing emergency aid for earthquake-hit Afghanistan and Pakistan and is willing to provide further assistance based on their needs, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.