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{{Short description|Natural disaster in Afghanistan and Pakistan}} |
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| duration = 6 March 2024 |
| duration = 6 March 2024 - ongoing |
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| location = [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] |
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| cause = Heavy rainfall, flash floods |
| cause = Heavy rainfall, flash floods |
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*485+ in May<ref name="MEHR"/><ref name="GHOR"/><ref name="MS1"/> |
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Since 6 March 2024, unseasonably heavy [[rain]]s and resultant [[flash flooding]] in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] killed |
Since 6 March 2024, unseasonably heavy [[rain]]s and resultant [[flash flooding]] in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] killed over 700 people, and injured many more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/heavy-rains-and-floods-kill-over-100-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-/7572327.html|title=Heavy rains and floods kill over 100 across Pakistan and Afghanistan|date=16 April 2024|website=Voice of America|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420013101/https://www.voanews.com/a/heavy-rains-and-floods-kill-over-100-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-/7572327.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/weather-tracker-rains-bring-deadly-flash-floods-to-afghanistan-and-pakistan|title=Weather tracker: rains bring deadly flash floods to Afghanistan and Pakistan|date=19 April 2024|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420105821/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/19/weather-tracker-rains-bring-deadly-flash-floods-to-afghanistan-and-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref>{{notinsource|date=May 2024}} This extensively damaged infrastructure and agriculture.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463295/massive-rains-flash-floods-kill-nearly-100-in-pakistan|title=Massive rains, flash floods kill nearly 100 in Pakistan|date=20 April 2024|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420174139/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463295/massive-rains-flash-floods-kill-nearly-100-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/04/20/torrential-rains-claim-3-more-lives-in-kp-death-toll-rises-to-46/|title=Torrential rains claim 3 more lives in KP; death toll rises to 46|date=20 April 2024}}</ref> |
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==Damage and casualties== |
==Damage and casualties== |
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During floods in April, over 100 people died<ref name="CHANNELSTV">{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Another 29 Killed In Afghanistan Rains|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/20/another-29-killed-in-afghanistan-rains/|access-date=20 April 2024|agency=[[Channels TV]]|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420151719/https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/20/another-29-killed-in-afghanistan-rains/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 54 were injured due to heavy rains and floods in 23 provinces. At least 2,134 houses were destroyed and 10,789 [[livestock]] were killed.<ref name="KUWAIT">{{cite news|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3148180&language=en|title=Afghanistan floods death toll climbs to 90|publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency]]|access-date=9 May 2024|date=23 April 2024|archive-date=9 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509185347/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3148180&language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] in Afghanistan reported that heavy rains and floods affected more than 25,000 families<ref name="CHANNELSTV"/> and damaged nearly 1,000 houses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/ar-AA1nea2M | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/1641950 |title=More than 100 killed across Pakistan and Afghanistan as flash floods and heavy rains sweep the region |access-date=21 April 2024 |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418212124/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/1641950 |url-status=live }}</ref> Department spokesman Janan Sayeq reported that most casualties occurred due to roof collapses. Over {{cvt|600|km|mi}} of road and 9,271 hectares (22,910 acres) of agricultural land were flooded.<ref name="KUWAIT"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Dozens killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/dozens-killed-in-afghanistan-as-heavy-rains-set-off-flash-floods |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416225601/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/dozens-killed-in-afghanistan-as-heavy-rains-set-off-flash-floods |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jazeera">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2024 |title=Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-49-in-pakistan-state-of-emergency-declared |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417064834/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-49-in-pakistan-state-of-emergency-declared |url-status=live }}</ref> |
During floods in April, over 100 people died<ref name="CHANNELSTV">{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Another 29 Killed In Afghanistan Rains|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/20/another-29-killed-in-afghanistan-rains/|access-date=20 April 2024|agency=[[Channels TV]]|archive-date=20 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420151719/https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/20/another-29-killed-in-afghanistan-rains/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 54 were injured due to heavy rains and floods in 23 provinces. At least 2,134 houses were destroyed and 10,789 [[livestock]] were killed.<ref name="KUWAIT">{{cite news|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3148180&language=en|title=Afghanistan floods death toll climbs to 90|publisher=[[Kuwait News Agency]]|access-date=9 May 2024|date=23 April 2024|archive-date=9 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509185347/https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3148180&language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]] in Afghanistan reported that heavy rains and floods affected more than 25,000 families<ref name="CHANNELSTV"/> and damaged nearly 1,000 houses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/ar-AA1nea2M | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/1641950 |title=More than 100 killed across Pakistan and Afghanistan as flash floods and heavy rains sweep the region |access-date=21 April 2024 |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418212124/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/more-than-100-killed-across-pakistan-and-afghanistan-as-flash-floods-and-heavy-rains-sweep-the-region/1641950 |url-status=live }}</ref> Department spokesman Janan Sayeq reported that most casualties occurred due to roof collapses. Over {{cvt|600|km|mi}} of road and 9,271 hectares (22,910 acres) of agricultural land were flooded.<ref name="KUWAIT"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2024 |title=Dozens killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/dozens-killed-in-afghanistan-as-heavy-rains-set-off-flash-floods |access-date=15 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416225601/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/dozens-killed-in-afghanistan-as-heavy-rains-set-off-flash-floods |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jazeera">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2024 |title=Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-49-in-pakistan-state-of-emergency-declared |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417064834/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-49-in-pakistan-state-of-emergency-declared |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The Afghan [[World Food Program]] office said further flooding on 10-11 May killed over 330 people.<ref name="MEHR">{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330|url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/214991/Death-toll-from-Afghanistan-s-floods-exceeds-330|access-date=11 May 2024|agency=[[Mehr News Agency]]|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511173420/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/214991/Death-toll-from-Afghanistan-s-floods-exceeds-330|url-status=dead}}</ref> The refugee ministry said that the floods also injured 1,600 others.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=12 May 2024|title=Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/afghanistan-floods-devastate-villages-killing-315-3019186|access-date=12 May 2024|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|archive-date=12 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512101654/https://www.deccanherald.com/world/afghanistan-floods-devastate-villages-killing-315-3019186|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Baghlan Province]], 300 died, 100 others were injured, 1,000 houses were destroyed and many more damaged.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Afghanistan floods leave more than 300 dead, thousands homeless, UN says|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240511-more-than-200-dead-in-afghanistan-flash-floods-un|access-date=11 May 2024|publisher=[[France 24]]|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511082228/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240511-more-than-200-dead-in-afghanistan-flash-floods-un|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Baghlani Jadid District]], 100 people were killed and 1,500 houses sustained damage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Over 200 Dead In Afghanistan Flash Floods In A Single Day|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/over-200-dead-many-houses-damaged-in-afghanistan-flash-floods-in-baghlan-province-report-5638695|access-date=11 May 2024|publisher=[[NDTV]]|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511075550/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/over-200-dead-many-houses-damaged-in-afghanistan-flash-floods-in-baghlan-province-report-5638695|url-status=live}}</ref> There were also 2,042 damaged houses in [[Burka District]].<ref>{{cite web|author=UNOSAT|title=Mudflow impact in Burka District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan as of 14 May 2024 - Imagery Analysis: 14/05/2024 Published 16/05/2024 V2|url=https://reliefweb.int/map/afghanistan/mudflow-impact-burka-district-baghlan-province-afghanistan-14-may-2024-imagery-analysis-14052024-published-16052024-v2|publisher=[[ReliefWeb]]|date=16 May 2024|access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> |
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Another 20 people died and 80 more were injured in [[Takhar Province]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Afghanistan: Flash floods in Takhar kill 20, injure 80|url=https://amu.tv/96372/|access-date=11 May 2024|publisher=Amu TV|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511091951/https://amu.tv/96372/|url-status=live}}</ref> while another three were killed in [[Herat Province]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Afghanistan: Floods in Herat kill three, including a child|url=https://amu.tv/96456/|access-date=11 May 2024|publisher=Amu TV|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511091951/https://amu.tv/96456/|url-status=live}}</ref> The provinces of [[Badakhshan Province|Badakhshan]] and [[Ghor Province|Ghor]] were also affected.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2024|title=Flash floods kill hundreds in Afghanistan, Taliban says|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/world-news/2024/05/11/flash-floods-kill-hundreds-in-afghanistan-taliban-says/|access-date=11 May 2024|newspaper=[[Express & Star]]|archive-date=11 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511091021/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/world-news/2024/05/11/flash-floods-kill-hundreds-in-afghanistan-taliban-says/|url-status=live}}</ref> Floods continued throughout 17-18 May, killing 150 people.<ref name="MS1">{{Cite news|date=19 May 2024|title=At least 150 dead as heavy rain triggers flash floods|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/at-least-150-dead-as-heavy-rain-triggers-flash-floods/ar-BB1mFQYU|publisher=[[Microsoft Start]]}} {{better source|date=May 2024}}</ref> There were 84 deaths, five injuries and 40 missing in [[Faryab Province]], where 1,870 houses were damaged, while another 55 died and hundreds more were missing in [[Ghor Province|Ghor]], where 3,000 houses were destroyed and 6,000 more were damaged;<ref name="FARYAB">{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan Floods: Flash Update #1 - Floods hit the Northern and Western Regions of Afghanistan (20 May 2024 )|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-floods-flash-update-1-floods-hit-northern-and-western-regions-afghanistan-20-may-2024|publisher=[[ReliefWeb]]|date=20 May 2024|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="GHOR">{{Cite web |date=19 May 2024|title=Recent floods leave 540 dead in Afghanistan: UN|url=https://www.ariananews.af/recent-floods-leave-540-dead-in-afghanistan-un/amp/|access-date=19 May 2024|website=ariananews.af}}</ref> over 2,000 houses were destroyed, 4,000 others were damaged and 2,000 shops were submerged by floodwater in [[Chaghcharan]] alone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2024|title=At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/18/at-least-50-killed-in-heavy-rains-floods-in-afghanistans-ghor-province|access-date=18 May 2024|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> |
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===Pakistan=== |
===Pakistan=== |
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On March 6, heavy rains caused a landslide in [[Swat District]], killing over 40 people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 March 2024|title=Northwestern Pakistan landslide: More than 40 killed in heavy rain and snowfall|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/northwestern-pakistan-landslide-more-than-40-killed-in-heavy-rain-and-snowfall/vi-BB1joS5y|access-date=11 May 2024|website=[[Microsoft Start]]}}</ref> |
On March 6, heavy rains caused a landslide in [[Swat District]], killing over 40 people.<ref name="MS">{{Cite web|date=6 March 2024|title=Northwestern Pakistan landslide: More than 40 killed in heavy rain and snowfall|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/northwestern-pakistan-landslide-more-than-40-killed-in-heavy-rain-and-snowfall/vi-BB1joS5y|access-date=11 May 2024|website=[[Microsoft Start]]}}</ref> |
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Throughout April, a further 99 people, including 44 children, were killed and 94 were injured in additional floods, which damaged over 3,500 houses and 464 schools.<ref name="RW">{{cite web|author=OCHA|title=Pakistan: Flash Floods Flash Update No.2 (as of 21 April 2024)|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-flash-floods-flash-update-no2-21-april-2024|publisher=[[ReliefWeb]]|date=22 April 2024|access-date=11 May 2024|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160033/https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-flash-floods-flash-update-no2-21-april-2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The most affected province was [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], where 64 deaths were recorded, followed by [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] with 21 deaths and [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] with 15 deaths.<ref name="RW"/> Torrential rains caused floods and power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="auto1"/> A majority of the deaths were caused by [[lightning]] killing farmers harvesting [[wheat]] crops, and rains causing homes to collapse. Streets in several cities were flooded. Rainfall also lashed [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 April 2024|title=Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan|access-date=15 April 2024|website=NPR|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190056/https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref> Authorities declared a state of emergency in Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 April 2024|title=Lightning, rains kill 49 in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in the southwest|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-lightning-weather-a8d8035be76856a1538eb347a18ed675|access-date=16 April 2024|website=AP|archive-date=17 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417064834/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-lightning-weather-a8d8035be76856a1538eb347a18ed675|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jazeera" /> |
Throughout April, a further 99 people, including 44 children, were killed and 94 were injured in additional floods, which damaged over 3,500 houses and 464 schools.<ref name="RW">{{cite web|author=OCHA|title=Pakistan: Flash Floods Flash Update No.2 (as of 21 April 2024)|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-flash-floods-flash-update-no2-21-april-2024|publisher=[[ReliefWeb]]|date=22 April 2024|access-date=11 May 2024|archive-date=22 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160033/https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-flash-floods-flash-update-no2-21-april-2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The most affected province was [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], where 64 deaths were recorded, followed by [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] with 21 deaths and [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] with 15 deaths.<ref name="RW"/> Torrential rains caused floods and power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="auto1"/> A majority of the deaths were caused by [[lightning]] killing farmers harvesting [[wheat]] crops, and rains causing homes to collapse. Streets in several cities were flooded. Rainfall also lashed [[Islamabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 April 2024|title=Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan|access-date=15 April 2024|website=NPR|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416190056/https://www.npr.org/2024/04/15/1244766407/lightning-rains-kill-36-people-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref> Authorities declared a state of emergency in Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 April 2024|title=Lightning, rains kill 49 in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in the southwest|url=https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-lightning-weather-a8d8035be76856a1538eb347a18ed675|access-date=16 April 2024|website=AP|archive-date=17 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417064834/https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-lightning-weather-a8d8035be76856a1538eb347a18ed675|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jazeera" /> |
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==Causes== |
==Causes== |
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The extreme rainfall was in stark contrast to the unusually dry winter. The resulting dry soil struggled to absorb the rain, which exacerbated the flooding. Some experts cited [[climate change]] as the cause.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rainstorms-kill-more-than-130-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/ar-AA1nf04G | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref> |
The extreme rainfall was in stark contrast to the unusually dry winter. The resulting dry soil struggled to absorb the rain, which exacerbated the flooding. Some experts cited [[climate change]] as the cause.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rainstorms-kill-more-than-130-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/ar-AA1nf04G | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref> |
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==Response and recovery== |
==Response and recovery== |
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Pakistan's [[National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)|National Disaster Management Authority]] advised emergency services to be on high alert, as another round of heavy rains was expected. The confirmed dead include 25 children, 12 men and |
Pakistan's [[National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)|National Disaster Management Authority]] advised emergency services to be on high alert, as another round of heavy rains was expected. The confirmed dead include 25 children, 12 men and nine women, while the injured include 11 women, 33 men and 16 children.<ref name="auto1"/> The [[Pakistan Meteorological Department]] predicted more intermittent rain in all four provinces. The ongoing rains with possible flooding in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were thought to have continued until 22 April.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://weather.com/news/weather/video/pakistan-flooding-storms-kill-dozens | title=Pakistan Flooding, Storms Kill Dozens | access-date=21 April 2024 | archive-date=19 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419181803/https://weather.com/news/weather/video/pakistan-flooding-storms-kill-dozens | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 09:13, 20 May 2024
| Duration | 6 March 2024 - ongoing |
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| Location | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Cause | Heavy rainfall, flash floods |
| Deaths | 724+[a] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1,748+[b] |
| Missing | ≥40 |
Since 6 March 2024, unseasonably heavy rains and resultant flash flooding in Afghanistan and Pakistan killed over 700 people, and injured many more.[7][8][failed verification] This extensively damaged infrastructure and agriculture.[8][9][10]
Damage and casualties
Afghanistan
During floods in April, over 100 people died[1] and 54 were injured due to heavy rains and floods in 23 provinces. At least 2,134 houses were destroyed and 10,789 livestock were killed.[11] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan reported that heavy rains and floods affected more than 25,000 families[1] and damaged nearly 1,000 houses.[12][13] Department spokesman Janan Sayeq reported that most casualties occurred due to roof collapses. Over 600 km (370 mi) of road and 9,271 hectares (22,910 acres) of agricultural land were flooded.[11][14][15]
The Afghan World Food Program office said further flooding on 10-11 May killed over 330 people.[2] The refugee ministry said that the floods also injured 1,600 others.[16] In Baghlan Province, 300 died, 100 others were injured, 1,000 houses were destroyed and many more damaged.[17] In Baghlani Jadid District, 100 people were killed and 1,500 houses sustained damage.[18] There were also 2,042 damaged houses in Burka District.[19]
Another 20 people died and 80 more were injured in Takhar Province,[20] while another three were killed in Herat Province.[21] The provinces of Badakhshan and Ghor were also affected.[22] Floods continued throughout 17-18 May, killing 150 people.[4] There were 84 deaths, five injuries and 40 missing in Faryab Province, where 1,870 houses were damaged, while another 55 died and hundreds more were missing in Ghor, where 3,000 houses were destroyed and 6,000 more were damaged;[23][3] over 2,000 houses were destroyed, 4,000 others were damaged and 2,000 shops were submerged by floodwater in Chaghcharan alone.[24]
Pakistan
On March 6, heavy rains caused a landslide in Swat District, killing over 40 people.[5]
Throughout April, a further 99 people, including 44 children, were killed and 94 were injured in additional floods, which damaged over 3,500 houses and 464 schools.[6] The most affected province was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 64 deaths were recorded, followed by Punjab with 21 deaths and Balochistan with 15 deaths.[6] Torrential rains caused floods and power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[9] A majority of the deaths were caused by lightning killing farmers harvesting wheat crops, and rains causing homes to collapse. Streets in several cities were flooded. Rainfall also lashed Islamabad.[25] Authorities declared a state of emergency in Balochistan.[26][15]
Causes
The extreme rainfall was in stark contrast to the unusually dry winter. The resulting dry soil struggled to absorb the rain, which exacerbated the flooding. Some experts cited climate change as the cause.[8][27]
Response and recovery
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority advised emergency services to be on high alert, as another round of heavy rains was expected. The confirmed dead include 25 children, 12 men and nine women, while the injured include 11 women, 33 men and 16 children.[9] The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted more intermittent rain in all four provinces. The ongoing rains with possible flooding in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were thought to have continued until 22 April.[28]
References
Notes
Citations
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- ^ a b c "Massive rains, flash floods kill nearly 100 in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 20 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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