Overall Green alert Flood
in Afghanistan

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102535
Death: 2
Displaced: -
Countries: Afghanistan
From - To 20 Mar - 22 Mar

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Afghanistan, Late March 2024Afghanistan's state news agency in reported 2 fatalities and material damages after flash floods and lightning strikes in Badghis Province in late March 2024.Fri 22 Mar 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 22 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

ISIS branch blamed in Moscow attack has hit at Taliban’s Russia links2024-03-24T04:06+0100.

The Islamic State group affiliate that US officials say was behind the deadly attack Friday in Moscow is one of the last significant antagonists that the Taliban government faces in Afghanistan, and it has carried out repeated attacks there
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Dozens of National Guard soldiers return to Maryland after Middle East ... 2024-03-23T23:35+0100.

BALTIMORE Dozens of Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers returned Saturday, March 23, from deployment in the Middle East In Aberdeen, Governor Wes Moore spoke at a welcome home ceremony for Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers returning f
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Dozens of National Guard soldiers return to Maryland after Middle East ... 2024-03-23T23:12+0100.

BALTIMORE Dozens of Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers returned Saturday, March 23, from deployment in the Middle East In Aberdeen, Governor Wes Moore spoke at a welcome home ceremony for Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers returning f
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Ignoring Syrian Crisis Risks Destabilizing Region, Experts Say2024-03-23T20:03+0100.

GENEVA - More than 13 years after Syria erupted into civil war, the United Nations says the country has become a more dangerous place for civilians, noting that the oppressive government of President Bashir al-Assad that sparked the flames
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),