Deadly Storm and Flash Floods Hit Peshawar, Pakistan
A severe storm has struck the Pakistan city of Peshawar and other areas of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-west of the country, resulting in at least 38…
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Unregulated Development Exacerbated Kashmir Floods
The Jhelum Valley received unparalleled rains during September 2014. However, the inconvenient fact remains that the Kashmir flood disaster was notably exacerbated by human interventions in the river basin, reports…
25 Killed in Severe Weather in Pakistan – 161 mm of Rain in Islamabad
A total of 25 deaths have been reported in Pakistan over the last 7 days as a result of recent severe weather. At least 15 of the deaths came after…
UN Report: 2014 Asia and Pacific Region Floods Cost US$16 Billion
A recent report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) says that river-basin floods in the region during 2014 incurred economic losses of…
5 Dead as Floods hit Northern Pakistan
Five people were killed and several others injured in rain-related incidents across North west Pakistan. By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Torrential rains and flash floods have hit northern…
Modern Flood Forecasting System for Jammu and Kashmir
The disastrous floods that struck the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (and later parts of northern Pakistan) during September 2014 have promoted India’s Central Water Commission (CWC) to improve…
SUPARCO – How Pakistan Used Space-Based Data to Map 2014 Floods
Severe flooding struck in Azad Kashmir, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan in early September 2014. Over 2.5 million people were affected by the flooding and nearly 700,000 people were evacuated.…
Pakistan Floods, September 2014 – Facts and Figures
In early September 2014, heavy rainfall in northern India and Pakistan resulted in widespread flooding in Indian Jammu and Kashmir, and the Pakistan provinces of Azad Kashmir, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber…
Pakistan Floods – High Risk of Dengue, Malaria and Cholera
ISLAMABAD, 9 October 2014 (IRIN) – As waters continue to recede after floods that have affected more than 2.5 million Pakistanis, health experts warn a further crisis may be unfolding…
Neglected Disaster Plan Deepens Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan has yet to implement a national plan to deal with natural disasters, experts say, leaving the country struggling to cope with its…
Northern India and Pakistan Flood Pictures
As with all the major flood events around the world, we are working on building a comprehensive collection of pictures from the recent floods in northern India and Pakistan. The…
Red Cross Appeal to Help Pakistan Flood Survivors
Geneva / Islamabad, 23 September 2014: Today – the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal (PDF doc) to support efforts by the…
Pakistan Floods Affect 2.3 million
JHANG CITY (PUNJAB), 17 September 2014 (IRIN) – As the flood emergency deepens in Pakistan, now affecting nearly 2.3 million people, humanitarian teams have mobilized to work alongside local government…
Floods Predicted to Reach Sindh Province, Pakistan
The Flood Forecasting Division at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) today issued a significant flood forecast for the River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur in Sindh Province, Pakistan. With the…
Questions Raised about Planning as Floods Again Swamp Pakistan
JHELUM, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four days after floodwaters began surging through Punjab province last week, the province’s chief minister called a meeting with top government and department heads…
South Asia Floods – Red Cross Steps Up Relief Efforts
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) steps up relief efforts as floods affect millions across South Asia New Delhi, September 9th, 2014. In recent days and…
