India and Pakistan Floods – Rescue and Relief Operations Continue
Thousands of people are still stranded by floods in northern India and Pakistan as overflowing rivers have left large areas of the region underwater. The death toll continues to grow…
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Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Rises to 193
According to the latest report from Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 193 people have been killed in flood related incidents in the last few days. Massive flooding first struck…
Pakistan Needs Political Will in Face of Climate Threats – Experts
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change is being made worse by poor governance and the degradation of its natural resources, jeopardising the food security, health…
Massive Rainfall Brings Deadly Floods to Pakistan
The monsoonal low across northern India and Pakistan has produced extreme amounts of rainfall over the last 48 hours, causing deadly floods in both countries. Pakistan’s Meteorological department said that…
Jammu Kashmir Floods Continue
The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir continues after 3 days of heavy rain fell in the region. Rescue teams are working to help move those in vulnerable areas to…
18 Killed in Flash Floods Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
As many as 18 people have been killed in flash floods in the northern Pakistan province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The deaths occurred in the capital Peshawar and the surrounding suburbs…
Floods Across Northern India – 6 States Affected
For many parts of India, this year’s monsoon came late but has grown in severity over the last 7 days, leaving states across northern India suffering from floods and landslides.…
Pakistan Flood Victims Await Unfulfilled Promises
ATTABAD, 14 July 2014 (IRIN) – Four and a half years after a landslide and subsequent flooding in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan State killed 19 people and displaced around 25,000, a…
High-Tech Flood Warning System in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, 20 May 2014 (IRIN) – A dozen children toss a frisbee around in a park in Rawalpindi’s Gawalmandi neighbourhood, under the shadow of a 30-foot-high tower capped with two…
9 Dead in North West Pakistan Floods
Floods have struck in the troubled region of North Waziristan in north west Pakistan, after several days of torrential rain. The disaster comes just a few days after a bomb…
Pakistan Flood Update
Pakistan officials released figures and statistics on Sunday 25th August 2013, about the floods that have been affecting the country since July this year. The figures state that: At least…
Pakistan Floods Update
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have released updated figures regarding the recent flooding situation across the country. Rains have affected 931,074 139 flood-related fatalities 804 wounded in floods 3,826…
India Opens Flood Gates
Many observers in Pakistan claim that the recent floods there have been worsened by India’s decision to release water from the Harike Headworks and Hussainiwala Headworks. On Sunday 18th August…
300,000 Affected by Pakistan Floods
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) say that more than 300,000 people have been affected by floods in the country since they began late July. At least 108 people have…
Around 50 dead in Pakistan Floods (Updated)
Update 6th August 2013: According to UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of 5th August 2013, the areas of Pakistan worst affected by floods are: Balochistan…
Floods in Pakistan, August 2013 (Updated)
Update 3rd August 2013: Flash floods in Bagh District as well as Chitral 3 people killed as car swept away in floods in Bagh 1 person killed in flooded Bagh…
