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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
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.
Over 2.1 million people were left homeless because of the floods. [20] 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]
0–9. 1992 India–Pakistan floods; 2001 Islamabad cloud burst; 2007 South Asian floods; 2009 Karachi floods; 2010 Pakistan floods; 2011 Balochistan floods
The recurring pattern of extreme weather events in recent years highlights the urgent need for enhanced flood management infrastructure and climate resilience strategies across Pakistan. [21] [22] [23] Apart from the relief package, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur expressed grief over the loss of precious human lives due to ...
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]
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]
The severity of previous floods in Pakistan, notably the 2010 flood, have been directly attributed to the effects of climate change. [9] [10] One of the major climate threats is the predicted increase of extreme weather, coupled with changing monsoon rains which cause intense floods followed by periods of drought. Climate change has increased ...