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More than 400 trees were uprooted in and near Kolkata. [43] More than 260 mm of rain fell in Kolkata in 24 hours along with 130 km/h (81 mph) gusts of wind. [43] Heavy downpour had also led to flooding in various parts of Kolkata and disrupted services at the Kolkata Metro due to the inundation of Park Street and Esplanade metro stations.
Sindh province, with a population of 50 million, was hardest hit, getting 466% more rain than the 30-year average. Satellite images show before and after of Pakistan flooding [Video] Skip to main ...
Satellite images reveal the extent of damage from Pakistan’s deadliest flooding in more than a decade. Officials put the blame on climate change as monsoon rains washed away villages, killing ...
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.
In Pakistan, most of the deaths were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in the country's northwest. Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast ...
An incident occurred as a result of the heavy rain and subsequent destruction, six members of the same family including two women and four children were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Zakha Khel Bazar of Khyber district. [15] Additionally, 16 children are among the 29 people killed in rain- and snow-related incidents. [16]
The 2020 Karachi floods (Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) were the worst flooding Karachi had seen in almost a century, and killed at least 41 people. [1] [2] [3] The floods were caused by record monsoon rains from 24 to 27 August, [4] which were inadequately drained by poorly maintained drainage systems in the city.
Pakistan has been hit by three major waves of rain and flooding over the course of more than one month. The first wave of rain began on 20 February, leading to flooding in to Khyber and Balochistan , therefore many villages and several cities have been evacuated, and more than 1,500 families has been rescued alone in Balochistan and many in ...