List of floods in Pakistan explained

The following is a list of floods in Pakistan.

• In 1973 heavy rains in Indian Kashmir caused the Indus River to overflow and flood the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[1]
• 1992 India–Pakistan floods
• 1993 Monsoon Floods Across South Asia killed fifteen people in Pakistan.^[2]
• In 1995 heavy monsoon rains occurred in mid-July. Due to this Indus River and other rivers and canals started to flood. The rains stopped in time. Otherwise they would have caused more damage.
• 2001 Islamabad cloud burst
• In 2003, Sindh province was badly affected when above normal monsoon rainfall caused flooding in the province; urban flooding also hit Karachi where two days of rainfall of 284.5mm created havoc in the city, while Thatta District was the worst hit where 404mm rainfall caused flash floods in the district. At least 484 people were killed and some 4,476 villages in the province were affected.^{[3] [4]}
• In 2007, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and coastal Balochistan were badly affected due to monsoon rainfall. Sindh and coastal Balochistan were affected by Cyclone Yemyin in June and then torrential rains in July and August, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was affected by melting glaciers and heavy rainfall in July and August. At least 130 people died and 2,000 were displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in July and 22 people died in August, while 815 people died in Balochistan and Sindh due to flash floods.^[5]
• 2009 Karachi floods
• In 2010, almost all of Pakistan was affected when massive flooding, caused by record breaking rains, hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The number of people affected by the flooding exceeds the combined total affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[6] At least 2,000 people died in the flood and almost 20 million people were affected by it.^[7]

See also: 2011 Sindh floods, 2011 Balochistan floods and 2011 Kohistan floods. In September 2011, at least 361 people were killed, some 5.3 million people and 1.2 million homes affected as well 1.7 million acres of arable land inundated when massive floods swept across the province of Sindh as a result of monsoon rains.^[8]

• In September 2012, more than 100 people were killed, and thousands of homes destroyed, with thousands of acres of arable land affected when flooding affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, southern Punjab and northern Sindh, resulting from monsoon rains.^[9]
• In September 2013, more than 80 people died due to the flooding.
• In September 2014, due to massive rain, flooding affected Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Punjab.^[10] Constituted flood situation in River Chanab and River Jhelum.^[11]
• 2016 Pakistan Floods
• 2017 Karachi floods
• 2019 Pakistan floods and storms
• In August 2020, Karachi received the heaviest rain in a single day ever in its history when 231 mm rain lashed out in just 12 hours. During August 2020, only Karachi received 484 mm (19 inches) rain. It is the highest rainfall record over the last 90 years. Rainwater and overflowed water from nullahs and drains flooded most of the main roads and streets in residential locations, a significant number of residential areas including urban slums and villages in peri-urban areas, that gravely disrupted the people’s lives.
• 2021 Islamabad flooding
• From June to August 2022, flooding affected most of Pakistan. Pakistan experienced severe flooding that affected various parts of the country, including Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, and other areas. The provinces of Balochistan and Sindh were worst hit, while floods had also affected other parts of the country as far north as Kashmir. At least 1,500 people died in the flooding with 16 million children affected.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}
• 2022 Pakistan floods
• 2023 Pakistan floods
• 2024 Pakistan floods
  • 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods - Intense bout of flash floods from 13-16 April.

In addition to the loss of life and human suffering, the floods caused extensive damage to crops, particularly in the province of Sindh. It was reported that the flood damage to crops in Sindh alone amounted to approximately Rs297 billion. This further compounded the economic impact of the floods and added to the challenges faced by the affected communities in rebuilding their lives and livelihoods. ^[16]

See also

• Climate of Pakistan
• List of deadliest floods
• List of tropical cyclones in Pakistan
• List of extreme weather records in Pakistan

Notes and References

1. News: Weinraub . Bernard . Worst Flood in 26 Years Leaves Havoc in Pakistan . 22 May 2024 . The New York Times . The New York Times Company . 29 August 1973.
2. Web site: 1993 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events (See 1993-037 Notes) . 2003-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20031018232924/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/1993sum.htm.
3. Web site: Islamic Relief Worldwide: Where We Work . Islamic-relief.com . 24 October 2009 . 19 August 2013.
4. Web site: Monsoon 2011: Backlash of the floods? – History of Pakistan floods in Detail | Pakistan Weather Portal (PWP) . 13 June 2011 . Pakistan Weather Portal . 19 August 2013.
5. Web site: 2007 Global Register of Major Flood Events – Scroll Down and Look For Links to Maps In The Country Column . Dartmouth.edu\accessdate=24 February 2015.
6. Web site: Floods in Pakistan worse than tsunami, Haiti . Gulfnews . 12 August 2010.
7. Web site: Pakistan Floods:The Deluge of Disaster – Facts & Figures as of 15 September 2010 | ReliefWeb . Reliefweb.int . 15 September 2010 . 19 August 2013.
8. News: Floods worsen, 270 killed: officials. The Express Tribune. 13 September 2011. 13 September 2011.
9. Web site: Floods triggered by downpour wreak widespread devastation . Dawn.Com . 10 September 2012 . 19 August 2013.
10. Web site: Heavy monsoon rains kill over 40 in Pakistan – The Express Tribune . 4 September 2014 . Tribune.com.pk . 24 February 2015.
11. Web site: BBC News – Alert in Multan as Pakistan flood river peaks . Bbc.com . 12 September 2014 . 24 February 2015.
12. News: Deadly floods claim over 1,000 lives, affects 1/5th Pakistan. 26 August 2022. Zahid Gishkori. Samaa TV.
13. News: Floods Wreak Havoc Across Pakistan, Killing Over 900 People Since Mid-June and Leaving Thousands Without Homes. Munir Ahmed. TIME. 24 August 2022.
14. Web site: NDMA .
15. Web site: 2022-09-21 . ‘It is beyond bleak’: Pakistan floods affecting 16m children, says Unicef . 2022-09-21 . the Guardian . en.
16. News: How Rs297 billion Sindh crops damage will affect your kitchen. WAKIL UR REHMAN. August 25, 2022. Samaa English.