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EU contributes 50 million euros to World Food Programme for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and flooding, the people of Afghanistan are less prepared than ever to weather another harsh winter.
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3 people dead after 3 tremors in past 24 hours hit Far-West Nepal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Three people died after a house collapsed in Nepal, which underwent two earthquakes within 24 hours.
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UN to construct 1000 "earthquake-resilient" houses in Afghanistan's Paktik
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Due to persistent earthquakes in Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to construct 1,000 "earthquake-resilient" houses for over 8,000 earthquake-stricken people of the Barmal district of Paktika province.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 30 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Myanmar on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
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Over 2 lakh people affected by natural disasters in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Occurrences of floods and earthquakes across several provinces of Afghanistan have affected more than 2,23,000 people over the past several months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report.
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UNICEF decides to set up mobile classes for quake-hit children in South-Ea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has decided to set-up the mobile educational classes for children who lost their family members to the devastating earthquakes of June that shook the southeastern provinces of Afghani
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Disaster-hit people in immediate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): As catastrophic floods and earthquakes in several provinces of Afghanistan have affected thousands of people, leaving them in immediate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thur
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Two earthquakes in span of one hour hit J-K's Katra, second earthquake was
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 25 (ANI): Within a span of an hour two earthquakes of magnitude 3.2 and 4.1 on the Richter scale hits Katra in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
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5.1 and 4.3 magnitude earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 18 (ANI): Two earthquakes hit Afghanistan's east and northeast regions on Monday evening, local media reported.
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Injury toll in earthquakes that shook Iran hits 84
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five were killed and 84 wounded in three earthquakes measuring above magnitude 6 that shook Iran's southern province of Hormozgan early Saturday, semi-official Fars news agency quoted an emergency official as saying.
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Five killed, 49 injured as three quakes rock Southern Iran
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people were killed and another 49 injured as three earthquakes measuring above magnitude 6 shook Iran's southern Hormuzgan province early on Saturday, the Fars news agency quoted an emergency official as saying.
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Research: 'Quake Brain' effects suffered by resilient Cantabrians fade
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A new research by the University of Otago suggests the brain function of otherwise-healthy individuals exposed to event trauma has the ability to 'bounce back' over time once the threat resolves. Researchers conducted a follow-up study on a group of Cantabr
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