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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Pakistan: Monsoon rains in Punjab raise death toll to 166, flood warnings
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Two more people died in Punjab due to heavy monsoon rains, raising the death toll to 166. Several cities experienced flooding and power outages. Authorities warned of low-level river flooding and urged residents to avoid water bodies and stay alert, with safety measures already in place.
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71 dead, 86 injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to rain-related i
Updated : 10 months ago IST
At least 71 people, over half of them children, have died and 86 have been injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since late June, Dawn reported. Heavy monsoon rains have caused floods, landslides, and infrastructure collapse, with Swat district recording the highest num
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Severe waterlogging in PoJK: Residents struggle as officials remain absent
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains have caused severe waterlogging in Muzaffarabad's Bandi Mir Samdani area of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, flooding homes and shops. Residents blame blocked drainage, poor infrastructure, and absent leadership, highlighting ongoing civic neglect and lack of developm
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Pakistan issues Glacial Flood warning amid heavy monsoon rains
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Pakistan has issued a glacial flood warning for its northwestern regions as the country faces above-average monsoon rainfall, raising fears of disasters similar to the catastrophic 2022 floods, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan's Punjab reels under monsoon fury as rivers swell, villages evacu
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains have caused severe flooding across Punjab, Pakistan, affecting major rivers and urban areas. Hundreds of families were evacuated, crops destroyed, and over 140 people killed. Authorities have issued flood warnings and launched relief efforts in affected districts, includi
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Five children killed in Swat as monsoon floods ravage Pakistan's Khyber Pa
Updated : 10 months ago IST
At least five children died in rain-related incidents in Swat, Pakistan, as flash floods and house collapses hit the region. Heavy monsoon rains damaged roads and homes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with rescue teams deployed. Authorities have warned residents to stay alert amid worsening condi
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Pakistan: Monsoon rains kill six, cripple daily life across Sindh
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains across Sindh caused severe flooding, power outages, and multiple accidents, killing at least six people due to electrocution, drowning, and roof collapse, Dawn reported. Several districts, including Hyderabad, Jacobabad, and Mirpurkhas, were hit hard, with drainage failur
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"Floods washed away 30 years of my work": Former Himachal CM Jai Ram Thaku
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday raised a strong alarm over the extent of devastation caused by heavy monsoon rains across Mandi district, particularly in his constituency, Seraj and the assembly segments o
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Pakistan: Indus River swells in Punjab's Kalabagh as monsoon rains trigger
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains and glacial melting have caused medium-level flooding at Kalabagh and killed at least 63 people in Punjab, Pakistan, Dawn reported. Authorities warned of more rain spells ahead, with rescue efforts ongoing. Over 1000 people have been rescued, and emergency measures are in
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Pakistan: Over 60 dead in Punjab as torrential rains trigger emergency; CM
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over 60 people have died in Punjab, Pakistan, as heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding. A state of emergency has been declared in several districts, with rescue operations underway and authorities urging residents to stay alert and follow safety measures.
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Repair work of roads in Vadodara, Jamnagar in full swing, NHAI inspect pro
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On July 15, the Gujarat CM chaired a review meeting regarding the restoration work aimed at repairing roads damaged by heavy monsoon rains across National Highways, State Highways, and roads in villages, towns, and cities.
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