US EditionFlash Floods Triggered by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 49 People in Northwestern Pakistan, Officials Say
Heavy rains and cloudbursts caused flash floods killing at least 49 people and prompting evacuation of 1,300 tourists, officials reported amid ongoing rescue efforts.
- Thursday’s flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan killed at least ten people and left four missing, disrupting traffic in Abbottabad.
- Experts say cloudbursts are increasingly common, and a World Weather Attribution study found June 24 to July 23 rainfall was 10% to 15% heavier due to global warming.
- Separate incidents Thursday in Ghazar and Bajaur districts led to deadly flooding, with officials reporting at least ten dead and four missing.
- Officials said four others remain missing and President Asif Ali Zardari urged swift rescue efforts after Thursday’s floods left at least ten dead.
- The monsoon season has caused floods and landslides in northern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and damaging infrastructure, highlighting long-term disaster risks.
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The summer monsoon is described as "unusual." In July, Punjab, home to nearly half of the 255 million Pakistanis, recorded 73 per cent more precipitation than in the previous year.
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Pakistan flash floods leave 49 dead, hundreds missing in northern regions
Flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan’s northern and northwestern regions in the past 24 hours, with dozens missing and 1,300 tourists rescued from landslide-hit areas. Authorities warn of more floods as heavy rainfall continues.
Flash Floods Triggered by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 49 People in Northwestern Pakistan
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides. More than 360 people, mostly women and children, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since June 26. Most of the latest deaths were reported in northern and northwestern Pakista
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