The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts.
Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said. The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. He said that
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Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's
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An unknown number of orcas rammed a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday morning, causing it to later sink, the latest attack in a trend that has been terrifying sailors in the region for the past four years. The latest incident took place at around 9 a.m. when crew members aboard the 50-foot-long Alboran Cognac called rescue services for help, saying that their ship had been damaged by the apex predators about 14 miles from Cape Spartel, local outlet El...
Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approachesAt least 50 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in flash flooding in the northern Afghanistan province of Baghlan.The number was confirmed by Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head of the provincial natural disaster management department, who said it could increase in the coming days. Continue reading
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MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Border Patrol boat sank in the Rio Grande this weekend. The agency says the incident happened 6 p.m. Saturday on the river near the Mission area. RGV Sector Public Affairs Officer Christina Smallwood told Valley Central the vessel took on an excessive amount of water causing it to capsize. There is no word on the condition of the agents aboard the boat. There []