Urban Flooding

Despite ongoing monsoon season, municipal authorities fail to implement effective measures

Kashmore, Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Umerkot, Badin, Mithi, and Tharparkar likely to face localised urban flooding

Province put on alert, PDMA warns of potential urban flooding in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Narowal

PDMA warns of urban flooding till July 1

PDMA warns of potential urban flooding in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, and Narowal

NDMA issues warning of urban flooding, hill torrents in different parts of country

Heavy rainfall is predicted to wreak havoc in the city given KMC's superficial management of the drainage network

Govt to initiate project to tackle floods

Continuous rain for three days resulted urban flooding across the area

Emergency declared as communication networks throughout province severely impacted

Govt, city authorities, WB experts discuss channelling floodwater to storage tanks

Inadequate infrastructure exacerbates the effects of high rainfall in Karachi.

Girl dies in similar incident in Pindi; four, including two children, die of electrocution in Lahore

Poor infrastructure, fractured urban governance & rapid climate change amplify Karachi’s woes of severe urban flooding

Authority fears India may release water in Ravi, Sutlej rivers

291mm downpour breaks 30-year record; power cuts compound people’s miseries

Karachi infrastructure to be restored 'immediately' after monsoon season

PMD warns two monsoon currents to enter country over next seven days

Japanese company in talks with WASA to devise viable plan for controlling urban flooding

CM visits DG Khan, Rajanpur; pledges channelisation of torrents

Authority says steps under way to relocate flood victims to their homes

Sindh govt, opposition accuse each other for failure in draining out rainwater

Upscale neighbourhoods face flood-like situation

5 deaths recorded as the city suffers from urban flooding

Premier extends his support to CM Sindh, assures 'all possible help'

Water enters houses after heavy rainfall; more downpour expected today

Clogging held responsible for urban flooding

Official says tonnes of waste removed from Rawalpindi city

Low-lying areas are the worst-affected as drainage systems remain choked

Pakistan Meteorological Department says rains may cause urban flooding in Karachi and other cities

Missing men said to be father and son; several areas witness flooding, traffic gridlocks following rains

WASA declares rain emergency in Rawalpindi ahead of monsoon

Heavy rains with thunderstorms predicted for Karachi over the weekend

The govt’s ad hoc repairs unlikely to be of any aid to Karachi, fear urban planning experts

Underpasses remained flooded, hindering smooth traffic flow

New drainage lines laid in Gharibabad, Liaquatabad and Nazimabad underpasses

Political parties pass the buck as citizens brave submerged roads

Says Cyclone Gulab 2,220kms away from Karachi; to hit Indian states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh soon

Inundation of roads causes traffic jams in Rawalpindi

Many gas stations are without power, keeping them from operating, making it harder for residents to fill generators

Residents spent the day coping with water-logged basements, power outages, damaged roofs

Initiative being taken to avoid urban flooding

CDA had reportedly warned of a cloudburst but the meteorological department ignored the warning

Sindh High Court asks police to continue the probe into the case

Rain-damaged goods from DHA’s flooded houses give a boost to scrap dealers

Residents protest lack of action by management, dub dewatering efforts ‘too slow’

PDMA says at least another 30 people were killed in K-P

Petitioner says DHA did not fulfill its moral and legal obligations

Local court issues notice to public prosecutor, investigation officer

Petitioner accuses federal minister of negligence causing emission of deadly gas at KPT