Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

March 20, 2019: Flash floods in western Herat province of Afghanistan has claimed lives of at least 13 people, including women and children. Fatalities include four women and three children from Robat Sangi, Zindajan, Ghoryan, Zawal and Kohzor districts of the province. More than 1,855 houses have been destroyed and 2,841 others are partially damaged in the province, the Afghanistan Times reported. In the beginning of this month, flash floods in Kandahar, the southern Afghanistan claimed lives of 20 people.

March 2, 2019:  Flash floods in Kandahar, the southern Afghanistan claimed lives of 20 people. According to  the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), heavy rainfall caused flooding in Kandahar city. At least 10 people, including children, are still missing in Arghandab, Daman, Spin Boldak and Dand districts.

February 14, 2019: Flash flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least seven people and displaced more than 800 families in western Farah province of Afghanistan . According to the Pajhwok Afghan News , the flooding was followed by heavy rainfall and snowfall on Wednesday.