flash floods

Xinhua/APPNairobi:  Kenya on Wednesday established a command centre for flood emergency response and communication to document and report all flood disaster information from across the country as the number of people killed by raging…

Sana AkhtarQuetta: In the last few years, climate change’s effects have become more evident in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The average temperature has risen, as measurements show, and the weather has become more erratic. Heavy…

News DeskKarachi/Bahawalpur: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday predicts dry weather for most parts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, the local Met Office has forecast dry weather for…

News DeskPeshawar: Flash floods washed away several houses and link bridges in Lower and Upper Chitral as residents of Miragram, Koghzi, Kari and Kailash Valley evacuated their houses.Deputy Commissioner Chitral Muhammad Ali…

News DeskPeshawar/Karachi: The Provincial Meteorological Centre (PMC) Peshawar and the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast mainly dry weather in most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces, respectively, over the…

News DeskPeshawar: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted snow and rain over the hills from January 7 to 9.A westerly wave is predicted to approach north Baluchistan on January 6…

Shazia MehboobIslamabad: The recent-past deadly floods in Pakistan have not only served as a wake-up call for the government and policy makers but have also served as a stark reminder to the international community, particularly wealthy…

News DeskIslamabad: Pakistan needs at least US$16.3 billion for rehabilitation and reconstruction in a resilient way and overall resilience of the country to future climate shocks, said a report of Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)…

APP Quetta: As the sole breadwinner for his 13 members' family, Dil Murad used to earn Rs 200 to Rs 400 per day by collecting rags from trash cans and public dumps as means of subsistence. He was leading a difficult but happy life when…

Zareef BalochQuetta: Yar Mohammad Sakim, a 60-year-old farmer from Kech, is one of the victims of recent Monsoon flood devastations in Balochistan. Sakim’s date palm farms have been ruined which was his major source of income to sponsor…