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2023 Pakistan floods; 2024 Pakistan floods. 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods - Intense bout of flash floods from 13-16 April. In addition to the loss of life and human suffering, the floods caused extensive damage to crops, particularly in the province of Sindh. It was reported that the flood damage to crops in Sindh
Event Disaster Location Date Affected Death Toll; Earthquake/Tsunami: Makran: 325 BC: 1935 Quetta earthquake: Earthquake: Quetta: May 31, 1935: 60,000 1945 Balochistan earthquake
A NASA satellite image showing the Indus River at the time of 2010 floods. Pakistan has seen many floods. The worst, and most destructive, flooding was the recent 2010 Pakistan floods, which swept away 20% of Pakistan's land. The flood was the result of unprecedented monsoon rains, which lasted from 28 July to 31 July 2010.
Over 2.1 million people were left homeless because of the floods. [20] These are the deadliest floods in Pakistan since 2010, when nearly 2,000 died in flooding, [21] and the deadliest in the world since the 2020 South Asian floods. [7]
The frequency of floods has been increasing over time. [10] The causes of floods can be divided into factors affecting rainfall, and factors affecting water retention, such as drainage and deforestation. [11] [12] [13] Climate change is the primary cause of the increasing trend in flooding frequency and severity in Pakistan. [14]
The floods also caused $30 billion in damages, from which Pakistan is still trying to rebuild. Baluchistan saw rainfall at 590% above average that year, while Karachi saw 726% more rainfall than ...
The flooding, which has affected more than 33 million or roughly 15% of Pakistan's population, has claimed the lives of at least 1,136 people and damaged countless homes since June, AFP reported ...
The severity of previous floods in Pakistan, notably the 2010 flood, have been directly attributed to the effects of climate change. [9] [10] One of the major climate threats is the predicted increase of extreme weather, coupled with changing monsoon rains which cause intense floods followed by periods of drought. Climate change has increased ...