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Floods caused by heavy rains caused widespread destruction, disrupting normal life and damaging infrastructure. The government declared a state of emergency in several areas, and relief operations were launched by various agencies, including the Pakistan Navy , Pakistan Army , and the Frontier Corps .
A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday. Experts say Pakistan is experiencing heavier rains than normal in ...
In 2010, almost all of Pakistan was affected when massive flooding, caused by record breaking rains, hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The number of people affected by the flooding exceeds the combined total affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake . [ 7 ]
Flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province killed 11 people from 24 March to 3 April, [9] with 17 more deaths, including eight from a landslide, and nine injuries occurring in the rest of April. [ 7 ] From June 10 to 11, over 20 people were killed and 100 others were injured due to flooding, including 15 in Bannu District . [ 10 ]
Sutlej river swelled to ‘extremely high levels’ on Saturday, at one point expanding around 4km wider
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 ...
From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan killed 1,739 people, [3] and caused about US$40 billion in damage. [4] The immediate causes of the floods were heavier than usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers [5] that followed a severe heat wave, both of which are linked to climate change.
STORY: More than 1,100 people, including 380 children, have been killed.The United Nations appealed for aid on Tuesday for what it described as an "unprecedented climate catastrophe."Army ...