SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Heavy snowfall on Monday disrupted air and road connectivity in Indian-occupied Kashmir, resulting in the cancellation of flights and university examinations on Tuesday. The snowfall, which ranged from a few inches in Srinagar to more than a foot in hilly areas, forced the cancellation of all 68 incoming and ...
Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP): At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation. Since January 10, the mercury has plunged in Kabul and several other areas, with the central region of Ghor recording the lo...
KABUL (AA) – At least 24 people have died because of cold weather in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. Some of whom were even frozen to death. In various parts of poverty-stricken Afghanistan where there are extreme cold weather conditions, misery and suffering reigns supreme. According to the media, four children were among five [&...
NEW YORK (AA) – A winter storm that has been making its way across most of the US has left at least 26 people dead, with large portions of the country experiencing freezing weather conditions, local media outlets said Sunday. At least 26 people were killed and many others injured in traffic accidents, while in […]
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP): The United Nations has said that emergency food aid for devastated flood-hit communities in Pakistan would run out in January after a funding appeal received only a third of its target. Pakistan was lashed by unprecedented monsoon rains over the summer that put a third of the country under water, damaged two [&hellip...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The United Nations has warned that 6 million people in Afghanistan face emergency level of food insecurity amid shortage of sufficient humanitarian assistance due to lack of funding. “The economic shocks, which we are experiencing these days are the primary drivers for the humanitarian needs,” UN Deputy ...
DERA MURAD JAMALI, Pakistan (AA) – A thin sweater, an acrylic shawl with patches, and a pair of plastic shoes are Mohammad Jamal’s only defense against a stinging cold that has enormously added to a barrage of hardships his family and he have been facing for over two months. Lodged in a tarpaulin tent along […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The US has announced an additional $30 million in aid for the victims of recent floods that displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan. The aid was announced by US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome during his visit to flood-hit areas in southern Sindh province, the hardest-hit region, the Prime [&hel...
BARGUNA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least 22 people were reportedly killed across Bangladesh after Cyclone Sitrang struck the country on Monday night, forcing around 10 million people to shift to safer areas, while tens of thousands remain marooned awaiting government help, officials said. Five people were killed in separate cyclone-related incident...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has announced a state of emergency following the human and material damage caused by massive flooding in the country. Heavy floods in the Central African country are affecting 636 localities in 18 of its 23 regions, or more than a million people, causing tens of thousands [&hel...
