MONITORING (SW) – The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered in the Indian capital.
BAMYAN (SW) – Recent devastating floods in Bamyan province have claimed the lives of at least seven people, with another 10 reported missing.
MONITORING (SW) – At least five people have been killed and dozens hurt as wildfires swept through several villages in southeastern Turkey, ministers said.
MONITORING (SW) – Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat, according to press reports and foreign ministries.
MONITORING (SW) – The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger,
KUNDUZ CITY (SW) – Farmers in Kunduz believe that alternative break crops are boosting yields and this practice has helped them improve farming practice in the province.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has reported that every month, 60 people—most of them children—are killed or disabled by leftover landmines from past conflicts.
KABUL (SW) – Rampant and unchecked litter at various points in the Kabul River has irked the city dwellers sparking concerns about pollution and water-born diseases.
KABUL (SW) – The flood victims in several provinces of Afghanistan have expressed frustration over the lack of aid, saying that despite weeks passing since the floods, they are still without basic necessities.
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has emphasized that it requires $14.5 million over the next seven months to address the needs of the flood-affected people.
CHARIKAR CITY (SW) – Farmers in Parwan province are increasingly worried about the attacks of harmful insects that are damaging their crops.
MONITORING (SW) – Agriculture is the sole source of income for some families in most provinces, and the destruction of the fields due to the ruinous flood has left many fearing famine.
