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…
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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…
Floods in Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan has seen huge amounts of rain in the last few days as part of the monsoon. The capital, Islamabad, had over 20cm in 24 hours on 20th July. Flooding…
Pakistan Floods 2010 Infographic
Below is an infographic about the devastating floods in Pakistan during 2010, which we reported on here. At one point during the floods, “one fifth of the total land mass…
Pakistan Spider Web Trees
When it comes to the effects of flooding, it’s safe to say we should always expect the unexpected. For example, in recent posts, I’ve talked about the victims of floods…
Pakistan 2010
The year 2010 was a significant one for flooding. China, Korea and countries across South East Asia, all suffered from terrible floods, many of them resulting in loss of life…
