”Ahmad, a 50-year-old patient undergoing treatment at the facility, said he watched helplessly as fire engulfed the dormitory he shared with 25 others. He was the only one to survive.

“The whole place caught fire. It was like doomsday,” he told Reuters, describing how cries for help echoed through the building as the blaze spread rapidly following the explosions.

The Taliban-led government in Kabul said at least 400 people were killed and around 250 injured in the attack making it one of the deadliest incidents in the Afghan capital in recent months.

Pakistani officials, however, denied targeting any civilian or medical facility, stating that the strikes were aimed at militant infrastructure.

The incident underscores escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have seen periodic flare-ups along their shared border. The latest strike comes during the holy month of Ramadan, a time typically marked by restraint but increasingly overshadowed by violence in the region.

Ahmad said the attack came shortly after evening prayers, when patients had gathered inside their dormitory. Within moments, explosions ripped through the premises,triggering fires that spread uncontrollably.

Trapped inside, many were unable to escape.Mohammad Mian, a radiology worker at the hospital, described the destruction as overwhelming. He said many patients were housed in container-like units across the campus, where survival chances were slim once the bombs struck.

“It was extremely terrifying,” he said. “Those who survived were the ones whose rooms were not destroyed. But where the bombs fell, everyone there was killed.”When Reuters reporters visited the site on Tuesday, they found charred walls, collapsed structures, and debris scattered across the premises.

Personal belongings pillows, shoes, and clothing lay buried under rubble, silent reminders of those who had lived there just hours before.Inside Ahmad’s dormitory, some bunk beds remained upright, their bedding eerily undisturbed.

The ceiling had been blown away, exposing the room to the sky. The contrast between intact objects and total destruction around them highlighted the randomness of survival.Dr. Ahmad Wali Yousafzai, a health officer at the facility, said the hospital housed around 2,000 patients at the time of the strike. He recalled hearing three powerful explosions that sent shockwaves through the building.

“The blasts threw people from one wall to another,” he said. “Then fires started, and there were screams for help from all directions.”Medical staff and volunteers struggled to respond amid the chaos.

With limited personnel and resources, many victims could not be reached in time.“We were too few in number to save all of them,” Yousafzai added.

Emergency responders worked through the night and into the next day. Ambulance driver Haji Fahim said he transported at least eight bodies over several hours to a nearby facility, the Afghan-Japan Hospital.

“Now we have come again,” he said on Tuesday. “There are still bodies under the rubble.”The taliban government condemned the strike and called for international attention, while Islamabad reiterated that its operation targeted what it described as “terrorist support infrastructure.”

The conflicting accounts could not be independently verified.Analysts say the incident risks further destabilizing an already fragile relationship between the two neighbours, where cross-border militancy, refugee flows, and security concerns have long fueled mistrust.

For survivors like Ahmad, however, the geopolitical narratives offer little comfort. Standing amid the ruins, he said the memories of that night the flames, the screams, and the helplessness would stay with him forever.

“I could hear them calling for help,” he said quietly. “But there was nothing I could do.”

A series of landslides struck several areas of the Gamo Zone last week after intense rainfall destabilized hillsides, local authorities said. As of Thursday, officials had confirmed 70 fatalities, but the regional government updated the toll to 125 in a statement released on its communications office’s Facebook account.

More than 11,000 people have been displaced by the disaster, the statement said, as rescue and relief efforts continue in affected communities.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the disaster zone on Saturday to offer condolences to residents and pledged government support for recovery and assistance efforts, according to a message posted on his X account.

Emergency services responded to the site shortly after the impact, transporting the injured to nearby hospitals while security teams secured the surrounding neighborhood, according to officials familiar with the incident. The identities of the victims were not immediately released, and authorities did not specify the precise type or origin of the projectile.Local authorities said the injured were receiving medical treatment and that several sustained moderate wounds. Civil defense personnel also assessed structural damage to nearby homes and vehicles, which appeared to have been struck by debris from the blast.Investigation underwaySaudi security officials said an investigation had been launched to determine the trajectory and source of the projectile. Initial assessments focused on whether the strike was linked to ongoing regional hostilities that have periodically spilled across borders in recent years.Officials said forensic teams were examining fragments recovered from the site while military radar data was being reviewed to reconstruct the object’s path before impact.Residents in the area reported hearing a loud explosion that rattled windows and triggered panic among families before emergency crews arrived. Authorities urged the public to avoid the affected zone while investigators completed their work.Civilian areas exposed to regional tensionsThe incident comes amid heightened regional tensions that have periodically placed civilian infrastructure and residential districts at risk. Saudi Arabia has previously reported projectile and drone strikes targeting cities and energy facilities during periods of heightened conflict in the Middle East.Security analysts say such incidents highlight the vulnerability of populated areas to spillover from broader geopolitical confrontations. While Saudi air defense systems intercept many incoming threats, officials acknowledge that some projectiles can evade interception and cause casualties.Authorities reiterated that emergency response systems remain on high alert and that additional security assessments are being conducted in the aftermath of the strike.Medical teams continued treating the wounded late on Sunday while civil defense units cleared debris and inspected nearby buildings for potential structural hazards.

Kenyan President William Ruto said the government had deployed emergency responders, including soldiers, to coordinate rescue operations across Nairobi after intense rainfall triggered flooding that overwhelmed parts of the city and caused widespread damage.“I have also ordered that relief food from our national strategic reserves be immediately released and distributed to families affected by the floods,” Ruto said in a statement posted on social media, while offering condolences to communities affected by the disaster.The flooding disrupted operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the busiest aviation hub in East Africa, forcing flight delays as large sections of the capital struggled with inundated roads and damaged infrastructure.

Aid workers and emergency responders spent hours pulling bodies from floodwaters across the city after the Nairobi River burst its banks, sending powerful currents through densely populated districts and industrial areas.In the industrial neighbourhood of Grogan, residents and rescue teams surveyed vehicles that had been pushed together by fast-moving water and debris. A Reuters reporter witnessed three bodies being pulled from beneath cars that had been swept away during the flooding.John Lomayan, a 34-year-old security guard, stood near the wreckage of a vehicle under which the body of an elderly roadside egg vendor he recognised had become trapped.Authorities said several victims were killed when damaged power lines fell into floodwaters, leading to electrocutions in submerged areas.Infrastructure damage spreads across the capitalKenya’s national electricity provider, Kenya Power, said floodwaters damaged equipment at one of its substations, disrupting electricity supply in several parts of the capital.The company listed at least 14 neighbourhoods where residents were affected by outages following the damage to grid infrastructure.Floodwaters also carried vehicles, street stalls and debris through residential and commercial districts, leaving parts of the city impassable.

“So many cars, so much stuff, I don’t know. Everything was just washed away,” said Cedric Mwanza, a resident who watched the rising water surge through streets near the river. “All of the water came from that river.”

Flooding has increasingly affected urban areas in East Africa, where heavy rainfall and expanding city populations have placed pressure on drainage systems and riverbanks.Scientists and climate researchers have warned that climate change is intensifying rainfall patterns across the region, increasing the risk of flash floods and infrastructure damage in major cities.In Nairobi, the latest flooding exposed vulnerabilities in low-lying neighbourhoods built along riverbanks and flood-prone areas, where fast-moving water can quickly overwhelm roads, homes and public services.Emergency teams continued searching flooded districts on Saturday as authorities assessed damage and coordinated relief assistance for displaced families.