A harsh winter storm has struck Afghanistan, resulting in the death of at least 61 persons and injuring as many as 110 others. This is after the storm destroyed or damaged approximately 458 homes in at least 15 provinces. Many had lost their lives due to the roofs of their houses collapsing, avalanches, and frostbite. [...]
Heavy rain in central Vietnam caused deadly floods and landslides, killing at least seven people, injuring many others, and leaving thousands stranded. In Khanh Hoa province, a major landslide crushed a bus traveling through the Khanh Le pass, killing six people and trapping passengers until rescuers arrived hours later. Other landslides blocked important mountain roads [...]
Sudan has been in a civil war for the last several years, with the country’s army engaged in armed combat with a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). So far, 40,000 people have been killed, and more than 14 million have had to flee their homes. Now, a natural disaster compounds Sudan’s woes. Continuous [...]
A huge landslide in western Sudan’s Marra mountains killed over 1,000 people, leaving only one survivor, said the rebel group Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area. The village of Tarasin was destroyed after heavy rain. The SLM asked the UN and aid groups for help to recover bodies. The UN said 300 to [...]