floods2012

Army starts rescue operations as floodwaters threaten upper Sindh.

Khosa directs local government officials to expedite rescue and relief activities in the area.

Rs5m grant for each rain-hit district.

There has been little accountability on sewage projects.

We need to put better flood control systems in place. In this age of technology, this is not an impossible task.

Level in Mangla dam jumped 190 feet reaching 1190.25 feet against dead level of 1040 feet, maximum level of 1242 feet.

More rains predicted for Thursday, Friday; army transporting people in emergency-hit areas.

Hundreds of houses come crashing to the ground; standing crops suffer huge damage.

Three women and three children among the victims; D I Khan suffers bulk of damage.

Authorities repeat the same exercise year in and year out without paying attention to grass root problems.

PTI calls on Punjab government to immediately start relief operations in affected areas.

Disaster prevention, preparedness requires planning, long-term commitment and political will and vision.

Heavy monsoon rains have destroyed more than 1,600 houses while damaging a further 5,000.

NDMA confirms over 69 deaths so far — unofficial tally is higher.

Up to 16mm of rainfall recorded in DI Khan.

Hyderabad receives highest downpour of the season, power supply cut off.

Four people dead as floodwater washes away mud-houses and swamps crops.

Wide spread thunderstorms with isolated heavy rainfall are expected in Peshawar, Nowshera, Kohat and Hazara Division.

Woman, child killed as their vehicle is swept by floodwater.

Administrations care too little about the plight of ordinary people who remain perilously vulnerable to disaster.

20 people were swept away by a overflowing ravine.

Six men, three women still missing, says a government official.

Minister for Climate Change Rana Farooq Saeed says situation emerged due to wrong prediction of Met Office.

Civil society volunteers stress the need to include people in the planning process.

The real impact of decisions we take today will be felt by future generations.

Nine bodies recovered; nine survivors rescued.

Locals complain that district officials did not aid rescue efforts.

Four of a family injured in roof collapse incident; no loss of life reported.

Crops spread over vast tracts of land in Punjab destroyed; villagers without food, clean water.

dozens of mud houses swept away after heavy rains in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district.

Federal Minister vows to address the crisis on emergency basis.

Marvi Memon underscored the need for ensuring more coordination between FFC and PMD.

Chocked drains, gutters expose ineffectiveness of municipal۔

Provinces asked to be ‘on their toes’; AJK bears brunt; death toll rises to 22 in two days; more downpours...

Most of the deaths were reported in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Mandhar Development Society, UNDP and Japanese govt distribute goats.

At least three deaths reported due to rain; leaves cancelled for sanitation, city admin staff.

At least nine dead in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; AJK, G-B also hit.

Pakistan is seeking gasoil due to unavailability of hydropower and gas.

Warning says heavy rain will result in flash flooding in Kabul, Kurram, Gambela and Swat rivers.

Risk of heatwave will be 10 times higher by 2100 compared with the start of the century if action not taken: Experts.