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Natural disasters claim the lives of at least 1,000 Afghans in past year
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says more than 1,000 people lost their lives and 2,000 people were injured in the past (1401) solar year due to natural disasters in Afghanistan.
Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for NDMA, said in a video that 40,000 houses were destroyed either completely or partially and 90,000 livestock killed.
“As a result of natural disasters in 1401 [solar] year, more than 1,000 people were martyred, more than 2,000 people were wounded, more than 40,000 residential houses were destroyed completely and partially,” said Rahimi.
“More than 90,000 livestock lost their lives and agricultural land was also destroyed.”
Rahimi has called on the world to fight climate change and to fulfill their obligations and help the countries that are most at risk from climate change.
Afghanistan meanwhile is one of the most at risk countries in terms of natural disasters brought on by climate change, and has one of the lowest levels of preparedness to deal with crises.
