Foreign currencies worth Rs 5.53 lakh seized at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Mar 1: Foreign currencies equivalent to Rs 5.53 lakh were seized from a passenger at the international airport here on Monday, said Customs officials.
The passenger Muzakkir Ahamed Faqui Ameda hails from Honnavar of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka and was about to fly to Dubai, the officials said.
The currencies were hidden in the inner-wear kept in the baggage of the passenger, they said.
The currencies were pound sterling, dollar and Kuwait dinar, they said.
Smuggled foreign currency, valued at Rs. 5.53 lakhs, seized! @cbic_india @blrcustoms @AircusM #Intercepted #IndianCustomsAtWork pic.twitter.com/tonunUTr7i
— Customs-Mangaluru (@Cusmglr) March 1, 2021
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Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
Islamabad (AP): Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban official said.
The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard, the provincial director of Natural Disaster Management in Baghlan. He said that the death toll was preliminary and that it "might rise as many people are missing”.
The flash floods also hit the capital, Kabul, said Abdullah Janan Saiq, the Taliban's spokesman for the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management. He said that rescue teams bringing food and other aid have been dispatched to the affected areas.
Saiq said that the rescue operation is the main focus of authorities at the moment, and that he later might be able to provide more precise figures on casualties and damage.
In April, at least 70 people died from heavy rains and flash flooding in the country. About 2,000 homes, three mosques, and four schools were damaged last month. Thousands of people require humanitarian assistance. The flooding also damaged agriculture land and 2,500 animals died in the deluges, according to Saiq.
