Global Warming to Increase Water in South Asian Rivers
[ISLAMABAD] A wetter future awaits South Asia, says a new study based on global climate change models that informed the fifth assessment report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Deadly Floods Wreak Havoc in Panjshir Province
At least 10 people have been killed and many others are missing after a landslide broke the banks of a natural dam in Panjshir province, north eastern Afghanistan. Reuters said…
Tajikistan – Floods in South Leave 6 Dead
Days of heavy rain in late May, 2018, caused flooding in southern parts of Tajikistan. Between 17 and 26 May, at least 6 people died and 5,525 were affected in…
Afghanistan – Death Toll Rises as Floods Hit Balkh and Herat
The flood situation in Afghanistan has worsened over the last few days as heavy rain has continued to fall. On 16 May, at least 34 people had died and 4…
Afghanistan – Over 30 Dead After Flash Floods in 11 Provinces
At least 34 people have died and 4 injured in flash floods in Afghanistan over the last 7 days. The Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported that the flooding…
Afghanistan meteorological department issues first flood early warning
On 14 August 2017, the Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD) issued its first flood early warning for the country’s south and southeast regions. The following day, meteorological satellite images verified that…
Afghanistan – Flash Floods Leave 16 Dead in Badakhshan Province
Officials in Afghanistan reported on 16 July that at least 16 people have been killed and 19 others injured in recent flash floods in the north eastern province of Badakhshan.…
Updated: Pakistan – Deaths Reported After Heavy Rains and Floods in 4 Provinces
Update, 04 July 2017 More deaths have been reported in Pakistan after heavy rain between 26 and 30 June 2017. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that 11 people…
Afghanistan Meteorological Department Reconnects With the World
The Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD) has reconnected with the world in a move which will help to improve the country’s hydrometeorological hazard early warning systems, according to the World Meteorological…
Climate Refugees in South Asia Need Protection, Advocates Say
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – People forced to leave their homes because of climate change in South Asia should get the same protections given to political refugees,…
Afghanistan – Deadly Flash Floods in Khost Province
Flash floods in the south eastern Khost province, Afghanistan, have left at least 17 people dead. The floods hit on Monday, 18 July, after a period of heavy rain. “Rainstorms…
Tajikistan Floods – 2,500 Families Affected After Further Heavy Rain
UN officials in Tajikistan say that continuous heavy rain has resulted in additional floods and mudflow in several parts of the country. Floods and mudflows first struck after heavy rain…
Tajikistan – Floods and Mudflows Leave Several Dead and 1,500 Displaced
A period of heavy rain in Tajikistan has caused deadly mudflows and rivers to overflow. Thousands of homes have been flooded in several villages near the capital, Dushanbe. At least…
Afghanistan – Over 30 Killed After Flash Floods Hit Northern Provinces
Local media in Afghanistan report that at least 31 people have been killed in flash floods that struck in northern parts of the country between 16 and 17 April, 2016.…
Afghanistan – New Flood Protection Walls in Nangarhar and Kunar Provinces
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) inaugurated flood protection walls in two provinces of Afghanistan this month. The walls will protect the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of families in…
Global Glacier Melt Reaches Record Levels
In the wake of recent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan, as well as the recent announcement by IOM that unseasonal snowmelt has resulted in over…
