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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.
An article in the New Scientist [23] attributed the cause of the exceptional rainfall to "freezing" of the jet stream, a phenomenon that reportedly also caused unprecedented heat waves and wildfires in Russia as well as the 2007 United Kingdom floods. [24] A U.S. Army helicopter flies over a flood-affected area
Damage caused by the floods of 2010. The following is a list of floods in Pakistan. In 1973 heavy rains in Indian Kashmir caused the Indus River to overflow and flood the Punjab province of Pakistan. [1] 1992 India–Pakistan floods; 1993 Monsoon Floods Across South Asia killed fifteen people in Pakistan. [2] In 1995 heavy monsoon rains ...
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.
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 infrastructure, and displacement from homes. [4] Climate change poses a significant menace to Pakistan's economy and security.
Flood: Jul/Aug 2010: 20,000,000: See also. National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan) List of extreme weather records in Pakistan; List of tropical cyclones in ...
In spring time, the floods are quite typical in Ostrobothnia, a flat-lying area in Finland.A flood-surrounded house in Ilmajoki, South Ostrobothnia.. Floods can happen on flat or low-lying areas when water is supplied by rainfall or snowmelt more rapidly than it can either infiltrate or run off.
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 ]