At least 7 people have lost their lives in rain-elated incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province since early June. On 10 June, flash flooding struck in Bajaur District, where one…
ISLAMABAD, June 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Late last month, residents of the tiny village of Hassanabad, in Pakistan’s mountainous Hunza District, noticed floodwaters quickly rising in the stream that…
Heavy rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan has caused landslides and damage to buildings over the last 3 days. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on 11 May…
Countries from India to the Philippines, already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, are likely to also battle weather-related crises, from heat waves to cyclones, in coming months, disaster experts warned…
More heavy rain has caused buildings to collapse, landslides and flash floods in Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where at least 5 people have died as a result. Heavy rain has…
More fatalities were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan after heavy rain from 25 to 29 March. According to reports from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), at least…
The devastation caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan continued late last week when at least 11 people died and 17 were injured. Heavy rain has affected…
Disaster authorities in Pakistan report that severe weather including heavy rain has caused widespread damage in several provinces, in particular Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where over 20 people have died. Local media…
At least 8 people have died after in northwestern Pakistan after heavy rain caused damage and triggered flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from 30 September, 2019. According to the Provincial…
LONDON, Sept 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting of the world’s glaciers and warming of its oceans are fuelling rising seas, fiercer storms, worsening water shortages and other risks that…
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Pakistan reports that at least 12 people have died in flooding and landslides in northern parts of the country over the last few…
At least 12 people have died after heavy monsoon rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwestern Pakistan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported heavy rain from 09 to…
Monsoon rain and floods in Pakistan‘s Sindh Province have left at least 26 dead, according to Sindh’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). PDMA said at least 16 people died in…
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, reported on 29 July that at least 10 people have died in rain and flood-related incidents over the last…
As climate change melts glaciers, threatening floods as glacial lakes burst, efforts to reduce disaster risks are also advancing. KARACHI, Pakistan – Efforts to prepare Pakistani mountain communities threatened by…
Over 250 people have died in South Asia over the last few days after torrential monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India In India the…
