Overall Green alert Flood
in Pakistan

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102572
Death: 35
Displaced: -
Countries: Pakistan
From - To 12 Apr - 14 Apr

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Flood in Pakistan - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 16 Apr 2024 16:45

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Afghanistan, Pakistan - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 17 Apr 2024)Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:37

  • Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are still affecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading to severe weather-related incidents, casualties and damages.
  • As of 17 April, media report 62 fatalities in Pakistan across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces. In addition, 37 were injured and 1,026 damaged houses have been reported.
  • A state of emergency has been declared for the country. On 15 April, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa published an emergency declaration.
  • In Afghanistan, authorities report at least 50 fatalities, 36 injured people, more than 23,000 affected people and 706 destroyed houses across 20 Provinces.  
  • For the next 24 hours, more rainfall, with locally heavy rainfall, is expected in most parts of the two countries. Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority alert that a spell of rain, wind and thunderstorms will engulf most parts of Pakistan from 16-22 April.
Afghanistan, Pakistan - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 18 Apr 2024)Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:59

  • Following the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms that are still affecting Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Provinces) and Afghanistan, the death toll has increased. 
  • As of 18 April, media reports in Pakistan 71 fatalities and 67 injured people, the most affected is the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province with 32 fatalities and 41 injured people and more than 2,600 damaged houses.
  • In Afghanistan, media reports at least 70 fatalities, 56 injured people and more than 2,600 damaged houses across 20 Provinces. More than 2,000 livestock and 95,000 acres of agricultural are lost. 
  • For the next 24 hours, more rainfall, with locally heavy rainfall and strong winds, is expected in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan - Severe Weather and floods (ECHO 23 Apr 2024)Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:29

  • Since 31 March, heavy rainfall has been affecting several provinces of Pakistan, causing severe weather-related incidents, including floods, and resulting in an increased number of casualties and damage.
  • According to UN OCHA, as of 21 April, 99 people died (of whom 63 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21 in Punjab and 15 in Balochistan), 94 others have been injured, 3,500 houses have been damaged and destroyed, as well as 464 schools.
  • In addition, on 22 April, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported another fatality, seven injured people and 177 damaged/destroyed houses across eight districts of the province due to severe weather.
  • For the next 24 hours, rain with isolated thunderstorms and strong winds could affect isolated places in Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and south-western Balochistan.
Pakistan - Severe weather (ECHO 26 Apr 2024)Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:35

  • Heavy rainfall have been affecting north-western Pakistan (in particular the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) since mid-April, triggering landslides and causing floods, and a number of severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reports, as of 26 April, one fatality, six injured people and 184 damaged houses (eight of these fully damaged) across five districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Charsadda, Mohmand, Lower Dir, Mansehra and Upper Kohistan.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecasted over most of the already affected province.
Pakistan, Mid-April 2024The National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan reported on 14 April 2024 that severe weather including heavy rain and lightning impacted areas of Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces. Local media reported multiple fatalities as a result of lightning strikes, in particular in Punjab (21 fatalities) and Balochistan (10 fatalities). Some flooding was reported in areas of Balochistan. Heavy rain also caused buildings to collapse in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces, causing fatalities.Mon 15 Apr 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Estas fotos muestran el caos en Dubai tras las fuertes lluvias2024-04-17T17:43+0200.

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