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2016 Pakistan Floods; 2017 Karachi floods; 2019 Pakistan floods and storms; In August 2020, Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain lashed out in just 12 hours. During August 2020, only Karachi received 484 mm (19 inches) rain. It is the highest rainfall record over the last 90 years.
2004 Brazil flood, mainly São Paulo, Pemambuco, torrential rain, mudslide Brazil: 2004 159 Sarno flood and landslide Italy: 1998 154 KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa: 1995 141+ 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods: Africa: 2011 140+ 2019 Pakistan floods and storms: Pakistan: 2019 139 Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) United States: 1874 138 ...
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.
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
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]
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] On 29 August, Sherry Rehman, the minister of climate change, claimed that "one-third" of the country was underwater, and there was "no dry land to pump the water out", adding that ...
Heavy floods in Pakistan have killed over 1,100 people and caused over $10 billion in damage since June. Here's where you can donate. Pakistan is facing major flooding and damage.
1992 India–Pakistan floods; 2001 Islamabad cloud burst; 2007 South Asian floods; 2009 Karachi floods; 2010 Pakistan floods; 2011 Balochistan floods; 2011 Kohistan floods; 2011 Sindh floods; 2012 Pakistan floods; 2013 Pakistan–Afghanistan floods; 2014 India–Pakistan floods; 2016 Pakistan Floods; 2019 Pakistan floods and storms; 2020 South ...