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Pakistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, including cyclones, floods, drought, intense rainfall, and earthquakes. According to scientific research, climate change played a substantial role in the devastating floods of 2022, which had a direct impact on over 30 million people in Pakistan, resulting in the loss of lives, damage to public ...
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.
The international disaster database EM-DAT defines a disaster as “a situation or event that overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request for external assistance at the national or international level; it is an unforeseen and often sudden event that causes great damage, destruction and human suffering.” [12] The effects of a disaster ...
Pakistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, including cyclones, floods, drought, intense rainfall, and earthquakes. According to scientific research, climate change played a substantial role in the devastating floods of 2022, which had a direct impact on over 30 million people in Pakistan, resulting in the loss of lives, damage to public ...
[22] [23] The Asia-Pacific region is the world's most disaster prone region. [24] A person in Asia-Pacific is five times more likely to be hit by a natural disaster than someone living in other regions. [25] Between 1995 and 2015, the greatest number of natural disasters occurred in America, China and India. [26]
Many people believe that those who experience a disaster firsthand experience emotional trauma that has both immediate and lasting effects. [12] It is thought that the initial devastation of the disaster leaves people too fragile and in shock. [8] As such, they are unable to cope with their situation or participate in recovery efforts.
Additionally, global warming caused by climate change and other human impact on the environment, can increase the frequency of natural events (such as extreme weather) which trigger landslides. [9] Landslide mitigation describes the policy and practices for reducing the risk of human impacts of landslides, reducing the risk of natural disaster.
At least 130 people died and 2,000 were displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in July and 22 people died in August, while 815 people died in Balochistan and Sindh due to flash floods. [6] 2009 Karachi floods; In 2010, almost all of Pakistan was affected when massive flooding, caused by record breaking rains, hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.