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The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert starting April 13 due to a high-pressure system. Temperatures are expected to rise sharply across the country, with the most intense ...
Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in the floods and more than 12,700 injured. The toll includes at least 496 children killed. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported more ...
(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy Millions of people in Pakistan are in urgent need of help after devastating floods have left vast ...
In recent years, floods around the world – including in Pakistan, Spain and Germany – have killed thousands of people and caused enormous damage,' he said. 'Such floods are seen as ...
Published Sept. 5 at 6:00 a.m. Bagh Yusuf, Pakistan The floods came, and then the sickness. Muhammad Yaqoob stood on his concrete porch and watched the black, angry water swirl around the acacia ...
As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, Pakistan is affected by recurring catastrophes, including the unprecedented 2022 floods, which affected an estimated 33 million people, ...
Pakistan is a forest-poor country, with only five percent of the total area under forests. Most of the land falls under arid ...
The report titled, ‘Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA)’, for Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Nowshera was launched in Islamabad on Thursday by the United Nations Human Settlements ...
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water ...
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued ... the rising heat may speed up snowmelt in northern areas, increasing the flood risk between April 14 and 18. Officials are on alert and ...