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Heavy rainfall was the main cause of the 2011 Sindh floods. After 15 September 2011, water receded from the inundated area at the rate of 167 square kilometers a day. [2] Unprecedented, torrential monsoon rains caused severe flooding in 16 districts of the Sindh province. [3]
The storm moved through the country and dissipated on 5 May. [8] 13 May 1902 – A cyclonic storm struck the coast in the vicinity of Karachi. [9] 21 June 1906 – After moving across India, a storm crossed into Pakistan. [10] June 1907 – A tropical storm struck the coast near Karachi. [4] 3 September 1926 – A storm moved from Gujarat into ...
In 2003, Sindh province was badly affected when above normal monsoon rainfall caused flooding in the province; urban flooding also hit Karachi where two days of rainfall of 284.5 millimetres (11.20 in) created havoc in the city, while Thatta District was the worst hit where 404 millimetres (15.9 in) rainfall caused flash floods in the district ...
Most of the other deaths have occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces. Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in ...
The 2011 Sindh floods began during the monsoon season in mid-August 2011, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in Sindh, eastern Balochistan, and southern Punjab. [76] These floods have caused considerable damage: an estimated 270 civilians were killed, and 5.3 million people – as well as 1.2 million homes – were affected. [77]
The Sindh government has announced the cancellation of evening classes in schools in view of the fear of heavy rain. All private and government evening shift schools were directed to remain closed. [6] [7] The P&D Department was directed to prepare a reconstruction plan for the remaining 5,483 totally damaged schools.
The floods in Pakistan began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and, Balochistan regions of Pakistan, which affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was affected by floods, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province facing the brunt of the damage ...
In 1993 flooding during Monsoon rains killed 3,083 people over South Asia, 15 of whom were in Pakistan. [7] In 2003 Sindh province was badly affected due to monsoon rains causing damages in billions, killed 178 people, while in 2007 Cyclone Yemyin submerged lower part of Balochistan Province in sea water killing 380 people. Before that it ...