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"Heavy rains overnight triggered flood waters that broke through four mountainous villages in Ishkamish district of northern Takhar province," Takhar provincial.... Fri, 11 May 2012 20:02:00 +0200 naharnet-en en naharnet-en-16d77fd844988fa65cd0ab5904a4af54 NaturalDisasters 36.7040498507096 69.7785941218752 20120511200200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/05/11/flash-flood-kills-28-in-afghanistan Flash floods swept through four villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 28 people and leaving 20 others missing, officials said Friday. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:42:00 +0200 thetimes-za en thetimes-za-1d153b8fee3263355b54908a54d084cc NaturalDisasters UNbodies 34.5309 69.136757 20120511134200 http://www.france24.com/en/20120511-flash-flood-kills-28-afghan-north?ns_campaign=editorial&ns_source=RSS_public&ns_mchannel=RSS&ns_fee=0&ns_linkname=20120511_flash_flood_kills_28_afghan_north Flash floods swept through four villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 28 people and leaving 20 others missing, officials said Friday. "Heavy rains overnight triggered flood waters that broke through four mountainous villages in Ishkamish district of northern Takhar province," Takhar provincial governor, Abdul Jabar Taqwa, told AFP. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:00 +0200 france24-en en france24-en-1095978a3d09b8da24612205f3290359 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 36.7040498507096 69.7785941218752 20120511132600 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5c05%5c08%5cstory_8-5-2012_pg14_2 * Three villages hit; more than 100 still missing KABUL: At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in northern Afghanistan, an official said Monday. Most of the victims were women and children as the floods, caused by heavy.... Tue, 08 May 2012 01:38:00 +0200 dailytimesPK en dailytimesPK-7b7b10537d89f7f92adced0784c3d2b4 AirTransport UNbodies NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120508013800 http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6342.htm Introduction On May 2, 2012, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released Issues VIII (Fall 2011, 63 pp) and IX, (Winter 2012, 62 pp) of its English-language online magazine Inspire on the main jihadi forums Shumoukh Al-Islam and Al-Fida'. ... No. 831 - May 7, 2012 Mon, 07 May 2012 21:19:00 +0200 memri_home en memri_home-bb41727cbc55c712605db9b56aaa4d78 NuclearDecommissioning JRCSafeguards GenderEquality JRCNuclearSecurity Conflict NaturalDisasters Environment TerroristAttack FRA-EU EU-Asia 20120507211900 http://www.news24.com/World/News/Flash-floods-kill-26-at-Afghan-wedding-20120507 At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in northern Afghanistan, says an official. Mon, 07 May 2012 19:51:00 +0200 news24 en news24-3b5633acc756c72806280e4a53038b98 AirTransport UNbodies NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120507195100 http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/flash-floods-kill-at-least-27-at-afghan-wedding-hundreds-missing/story-e6frfku0-1226349370403?from=public_rss AT least 27 people dead and hundreds more missing after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan. Mon, 07 May 2012 18:55:00 +0200 news_com_au en news_com_au-5d4a71f76bf531f719f0672c42736287 NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120507185500 http://www.rferl.org/content/afghan_flash_flood/24573271.html Afghan officials say at least 26 people were killed and more than 100 are missing after flash floods hit a wedding party in northern Afghanistan. Mon, 07 May 2012 17:37:00 +0200 rferl en rferl-7f73075f96962d81c96b1fcf2634d97b UNbodies NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120507173700 http://reliefweb.int/node/494882 Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Afghanistan 05/07/2012 13:07 GMT Kabul, May 7, 2012 (AFP) - At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in northern Afghanistan, an official said Monday. Mon, 07 May 2012 16:50:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-d694940c7cec29faf06e0dc0ed011aaf AirTransport UNbodies NaturalDisasters 34.5309 69.136757 20120507165000 http://reliefweb.int/node/492509 Source: DanChurchAid Country: Pakistan Sajni is one of the many expecting mothers in the flood-affected Sindh province. Access to health service is limited, but thanks to the mobile health units funded by the European Union, Sajni could receive prenatal care when she experienced problems during her pregnancy. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:32:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-25ff0ab92281fe9b357e90ba6ed4c741 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid Agriculture ECnews EU-Asia 33.718151 73.060547 20120426073200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-04/22/c_131543551.htm PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and floods have claimed the lives of seven people and destroyed dozens of houses in Baghlan province 160 km north of capital Kabul over the past two days, a local official said Sunday. "At least seven people have lost their lives in Burka.... Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:58:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-80623114e8fd73c0867a542c1df31760 NaturalDisasters 36.131618 68.703331 34.5309 69.136757 20120422085800