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Monsoon rainfall triggered flooding in the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, on Aug. 31. Many residents spent almost a week without power due to the flooding.
The rise in sea surface temperatures is believed to increase monsoon rainfall. [12] [11] In addition, southern Pakistan experienced back-to-back heat waves in May and June, which were record-setting and themselves made more likely by climate change. [13] [14] These created a strong thermal low that brought heavier rains than usual.
Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north, officials said Monday, as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose ...
The death toll from nearly six weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan has risen to 156, officials said Thursday, as downpours continued in much of the country, inundating some ...
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.
An estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, a top U.N. official warned on Thursday.
2016 Pakistan Floods; 2017 Karachi floods; 2019 Pakistan floods and storms; In August 2020, Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain lashed out in just 12 hours. During August 2020, only Karachi received 484 mm (19 inches) rain. It is the highest rainfall record over the last 90 years.
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 ...