Survivors of the devastating floods that struck northern Afghanistan last week are still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relat
When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had perished in the deluge.
Israel has told tens of thousands more Palestinians to leave Rafah, as it intensifies military operations in southern Gaza. Flyers dropped from the air and posts on social media told residents in the city’s eastern districts go to al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal area which Israel calls an ‘’expanded humanitarian zone’’. We hear from Jerusalem and Rafah. Also on the programme: Flash floods in Afghanistan claim the lives of hundreds; and reflections on the illustrious career of The Beach Boys. ...
The Israeli army plans to “work with great force” against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Israel on Saturday ordered hundreds of thousands in Rafah to evacuate immediately as Israeli military forces prepared to expand further into Gaza’s southernmost city amid a devastating humanitarian crisis. The warning, which arrived in the form of dropped leaflets, came despite a rare threat from President Biden this week that he would withhold certain weapons […]
Kenya's worst flooding in decades highlights the urgent need for more robust mitigation efforts, including flood risk maps and early warning systems, say climate scientists.
STORY: The season's first major wildfires spread to nearly 20,000 acres across Western Canada on Sunday (May 12) as authorities issued an evacuation order for thousands of residents in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across the country. Evacuees lined up to get emergency support in Fort St. John over the weekend.Across the border in Alberta, residents of Fort McMurray were told to prepare to leave. Eyewitness video captured on Friday (May 10) showed fire blocking a highway that...
A wildfire burning near the town of Cloudcroft prompted officials to order
Residents forced to flee wildfires threatening a Canadian oil-producing hub were allowed to return home Saturday after evacuation orders were lifted.
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of tens of thousands more Palestinians from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Residents of eastern districts of the city were told to go to al-Mawasi, a narrow coastal area designated as a humanitarian zone by Israel. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, told the BBC that the area had no running water or proper sanitation. Also in the programme: More than 150 people killed in flash floods in the north of Afghanistan; and a solar...
Todd Carney is clean and sober after years of booze-fuelled scandals that ruined what could have been an incredible career in the NRL - but he had to take the hard road to get there.