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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Parts of southeastern Sindh receive rainfall of up to 36 in (91 cm) and some cities have received very heavy rainfall on occasion. In 2005, Hyderabad received 14.4 in (37 cm) in just 11 hours. In Padidan a record rainfall of 1,722 millimeters was recorded in the monsoon season of 2022 which was also part of the massive 2022 Pakistan floods and ...
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.
The 2022 Pakistan floods mainly caused by increased precipitation and glaciers melting fueled by climate change, destroyed around 50% of the crops of Pakistan which can lead to food shortages. [ 27 ] In 2024, it was reported that Pakistan has faced an orange shortage due to climate change, which has reduced citrus production by 35%, slashed ...
Climate change made the unprecedented monsoon rainfall that left one-third of Pakistan underwater last month far more likely, according to a team of scientists Once unthinkable, Pakistan's record ...