Weather
Almost 140 dead after storms in South Asia
Unusually heavy rain is currently falling over Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Dozens of people have died. Thousands of houses were damaged.
There have also been storms in neighboring Iran in recent days, particularly affecting the southeastern province of Sistan and Balochistan. According to the state news agency Irna, floods and heavy rain caused property damage there amounting to the equivalent of around 25.7 million euros. A dam in the economically weaker province also overflowed after heavy rain. Villages were evacuated.
In recent months there have been deaths and injuries in Afghanistan after heavy snow and rain that followed an unusually mild winter. Extreme weather events such as floods and droughts are increasing in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. Experts blame the climate crisis for this. After decades of wars and conflicts, Afghanistan has little means of mitigating the consequences of climate change.