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AFGHANISTAN-YOUNG DOCTORS-STUDY IN CHINA

(230801) -- KABUL, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Shafiullah Ahmadzai checks a patient at the Afghan Mercy Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese medical schools empower more young Afghan doctors" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Wardak province, Afghanistan 2. various of muddy street 3. various of damaged houses STORYLINE: The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority on Sunday. "A total of 26 people were killed, 44 others injured, and 36 more people went missing in rainstorms and flooding that swept through parts of eastern Wardak province late Saturday," Rahimi told reporters. Rahimi confirmed that the rainstorms and flash floods had also claimed four lives in the Paghman district outside Kabul and another in the eastern Khost province over the past three days. At least 250 cattle have been killed, 400 houses were partially or utterly destroyed, and dozens of acres of land were subme

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a house destroyed by floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a car destroyed by floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the flood-affected area in Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2023. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a house destroyed by floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man sits among ruins after deadly floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2023. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a house destroyed by floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-WARDAK-DISASTER-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(230724) -- WARDAK, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows a house destroyed by floods in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority, on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people cleaning debris at the flood-affected area in Khost province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. The rainstorms, which triggered flash floods in parts of Khost province on Sunday, killed a child and injured three others in Garbaz district, the official added. At least 25 houses have been destroyed in the provincial capital Khost city and other parts of Khost province due to the floods, the official said. Natural disasters have claimed more than 150 lives and injured more than 220 others over the past three months in Afghanistan, according to Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority. Xinhua Ne

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Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

STORY: Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of countryside views after a snowfall in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Monday. In talks to local media, Rahimi said the 104 people had lost their lives due to heavy snowfall, freezing weather and gas suffocation in Takhar, Badakhshan, Nimroz, Kandahar, Laghman, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Paktika, Balkh, Samangan, Bamyan and other parts of the country. In cash-strapped Afghanistan where there is no heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm, which in many cases claims human live