Overall Green alert Flood
in Afghanistan

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

GDACS ID FL 1102576
Death: 33
Displaced: -
Countries: Afghanistan
From - To 11 Apr - 13 Apr

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Afghanistan, Mid-April 2024International media, quoting Afghanistan's the national disaster authority, reported multiple fatalities and injuries after heavy rain, snowfall and flash floods swept through parts of Afghanistan in mid-April 2024.Mon 15 Apr 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
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Latest media headlines

Flood: Death toll rises to 50 in Afghanistan 4/16/2024 2:32:00 PM.

Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday said flooding caused by heavy rains over the past four days in the country has claimed the lives of at least 50 people. The agency spokesman, Janan Sayaq, added that another 36
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Lightning, rains kill 36 people as authorities declare emergency in so.. 4/15/2024 11:41:00 PM.

Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country’s southwest declared a state of emergency. Most of the deaths occurred wh
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World News | Pak: 4 More Dies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Floods; Urban Floo.. 4/15/2024 3:41:00 PM.

Quetta [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): As the heavy rains continue to lash in several provinces of Pakistan, four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the Balochistan government has imposed an "urban floo
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33 killed, 27 injured in flash floods in Afghanistan 4/15/2024 12:50:00 PM.

Kabul : At least 33 people were killed after snow, rain, and subsequent flooding wreaked havoc in the country over the past three days, according to TOLOnews. Moreover, 27 people were injured as a result of flash floods in the country. "
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),