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A Western Disturbance over Northern India and Pakistan in November 2012. A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, [1] [2] which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South eastern Nepal. [3]
The floods also caused $30 billion in damages, from which Pakistan is still trying to rebuild. Baluchistan saw rainfall at 590% above average that year, while Karachi saw 726% more rainfall than ...
Torrential and record-breaking rainfall continued for a fifth day across Pakistan on August 29 after widespread flooding destroyed buildings and killed dozens of people.This footage shows recovery ...
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]
Visavadar recorded a 24-hour period rainfall of 10 in (250 mm) from September 29–30, and the Gir Forest received 12 in (300 mm) of rain during the same period, which flooded the Sonarakh River in Junagadh. [74] [70] Continued rains in the state forced the closure of 140 state roads, 207 roads in 20 districts and 14 state highways. [75]
Floods brought by torrential rains in Pakistan caused damage that killed at least 30 people this week, authorities said on Friday, as the second-largest city of Lahore was drenched in the most ...
2 July 1936 – A tropical cyclone moved through southeastern Pakistan. [13] 15 July 1936 – A depression moved off the coast of Pakistan. [14] 27 July 1944 – A cyclone left some 10,000 people homeless in Karachi. [15] 8 June 1948 – Moving ashore near Pasni along the Makran, a storm brought rainfall to Balochistan and Sindh. [16] [17]
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 ...