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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.
Floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed eight people in January, [2] however from June 2022, floods affected most of Pakistan, affecting around 33 million people, or 12% of the country's population. [3] Over two million houses were damaged or destroyed by flooding, [4] and over $40 billion USD worth of damage has been caused.
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
Deadliest meteorological events during 2022 Rank Event Date(s) Deaths (+Missing) Refs 1: European heat waves: June 12–September 12 26,300+ [4] 2: Pakistan floods: June 14–October 1,739 [5] 3: Afghanistan floods: May—August 670 [6] 4: Nigeria floods: May—October 612 [7] 5: KwaZulu-Natal floods: April 8–21 435 6: Petrópolis floods ...
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0–9. 1992 India–Pakistan floods; 2001 Islamabad cloud burst; 2007 South Asian floods; 2009 Karachi floods; 2010 Pakistan floods; 2011 Balochistan floods
In 2022, downpours swelled rivers and at one point flooded a third of Pakistan, killing 1,739 people. The floods also caused $30 billion in damages, from which Pakistan is still trying to rebuild.