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Mullah Hamidullah Nisar, Director of Information and Culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, hit parts of Deh Yak district on Sunday night.
The victims include a woman and two children, while the injured are receiving treatment.
In addition to the human toll, the floods have caused financial damage, though the exact extent of the losses is still being assessed. Aid organizations have mobilized to provide immediate relief to those affected.
Saleh Mohammad, a resident of Sherboz area, said that the floods inflicted severe financial losses on local residents.
Meanwhile, officials from the Disaster Preparedness Department have confirmed the occurrence of the flash floods and are working to determine the full impact in terms of both casualties and financial damage.
Dozens of climbers near the crater of Mount Dukono volcano near were seen running for their lives when the mountain suddenly erupted in Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia.
"The general public is advised not to climb or visit Mount Dukono as volcanic activity is still high at the moment," Priatin Hadi Wijaya, head of the PVMBG, said in a statement on Monday, August 19, 2024.
X user @Heraloebss posted a video showing dozens of climbers scrambling and running to avoid the volcano's eruption. "They rushed to climb down as the mountain in Halmahera Regency erupted," the account wrote on Aug. 17.
Ayhan Özçelik, 40, who lived in Esenler, was visiting relatives in Silivrikapı Mahallesi when he was attacked by a pack of stray dogs while walking through an empty lot. The attack left Özçelik severely injured, with wounds to his neck and face, and he was found without any clothing left on his body.
Municipal workers, who were in the area to collect trash, discovered the scene and reported it to the police and medical teams. Despite immediate medical intervention at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Özçelik could not be saved and died from blood loss.
His body was later transferred to the Forensic Medicine Institute in Bahçelievler for further examination and was subsequently returned to his family.
© Job HaleA drone image shows floodwaters threatening the William Miller Memorial School in Napakiak on Sunday, Aug, 18, 2024.
In Tuntutuliak, on the lower Kuskokwim, a community member reported to the National Weather Service that at least two houses had been inundated with water.
In Napakiak, already-rapid erosion marching toward the community's school has reportedly come within 6 feet of the gym, creating safety concerns for the building. According to Napakiak resident Bethany Hale, water levels began rising rapidly around 1 p.m. on Aug. 18, but appeared to be receding as of that evening.
Areas such as Kilkis, Veria, and Ioannina were particularly hard-hit, with heavy rainfall transforming streets into rivers and creating dangerous conditions for residents.
In several parts of the country, including Pella, Giannina, Thessaloniki, Kozani, and Korinthia, summer weather was abruptly interrupted by severe thunderstorms.
Veria faced extreme difficulty as heavy rain combined with lightning strikes, making roads nearly impassable. Emergency crews worked quickly to remove water from inundated areas.
Dozens of roads were closed in Connecticut as the volume of flood water and mud has made them unusable.
"Widespread flooding and water rescues" were reported Sunday, the National Weather Service warned. The emergency advisory has since been downgraded to a flood warning that's in effect until 10:30 a.m. Monday and includes the cities of Waterbury, Danbury and the town of Fairfield.
At least one person was reported missing in Oxford in New Haven County as responders head out Monday morning to continue search efforts, Connecticut State Police Trooper James King told CNN.
Landslide buried a temporary shelter in Jajarkot.
Four members of a family were buried alive in the Bajhang district as a landslide swept away a house at the Bungal municipality-10 on Sunday night, according to the police.
Those killed included 50-year-old Kali Dhami, her daughter-in-law and grandchildren aged six and three, said the police.
However, six other members of the family managed to escape from nature's fury.
The Box Elder County Sheriff's Office said it responded to reports of a lightning strike just after midnight Sunday in the Corinne area.
lInitial findings indicated that three people were on the boat when it was struck. The strike then caused the boat to capsize, sending them into the water. Two of the people were able to make it to shore, but the third went underwater and did not come back up.
Multiple agencies were called in to conduct an hours-long search of the river, later finding the body around 5:30 a.m.
The two survivors were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim's identity has not been released, pending notification of family or next-of-kin.
