Overall Green alert Flood
in Pakistan

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101896
Death: 21
Displaced: -
Countries: Pakistan
From - To 17 Mar - 03 Apr

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Balochistan, Pakistan, March 2023Local media in Pakistan report 8 people died after flash floods swept away their vehicle in the Awaran district of Balochistan late on 17 March 2023. Two further fatalities were reported in the Zhob District. Houses were reported damaged in Awaran, Zhob and Khuzdar Districts.Wed 22 Mar 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 24 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Rising Climate Emergency Calls For Proactive Climate Adaptation Fundin ... 2023-03-27T18:02+0200.

The year 2022 has seen a series of climate emergencies. A category 4 storm hit Florida. Catastrophic floods inundated a third of Pakistan. Extreme droughts in China dried its river beds and streams. In the UK, blistering temperatures have m
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Japan increases grant aid for weather surveillance radar2023-03-26T07:25+0200.

ISLAMABAD - The government of Japan has agreed to increase the amount of a grant aid for the Project for Installation of Weather Surveillance Radar in Multan by $5.58 million from the earlier committed $14.99 million to $20.57 million. The
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World News | Widespread Damage as Tornado Moves Through Mississippi2023-03-25T03:25+0100.

Rolling Fork (US), Mar 25 (AP) Storms producing tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and hail up to the size of golf balls were moving through several southern states Friday night with widespread damage and injuries reported in Mississippi from
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Combating natural disasters is a shared responsibility2023-03-25T02:55+0100.

The year 2022 was particularly tragic in terms of natural disasters. In March, a powerful earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan, destroying about 19,000 homes. This was followed by a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan last June tha
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),