The death toll from powerful storms that swept across India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh has risen to at least 111, according to government officials, after more districts reported casualties from severe weather earlier this week. Strong winds, lightning and heavy rainfall battered the state on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction across several districts. Television footage […]
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NDMA proposes tourism ban during monsoon
ISLAMABAD: NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik proposed a temporary ban on tourism during the monsoon season. He urged the government to take preventive action before disasters happen. He said spending one dollar before a disaster saves eleven dollars afterward. This ban could reduce risks during heavy rains when flooding is likely. He explained […]
NDMA issues fresh alert as rain deaths cross 700
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of heavy rains and flooding across Pakistan from August 23 to 30. Over 700 people have died so far in rain-related incidents this monsoon season. Three powerful rain systems are expected to hit various regions, bringing downpours, flash floods, and landslides. Authorities are on high alert and […]
Experts predict extended monsoon season in Pakistan
Karachi – Weather experts have predicted that this year’s monsoon season in Pakistan may last longer than usual, continuing until the end of September instead of mid-September. The change is being linked to climate change, which is steadily altering traditional weather patterns across the country. According to meteorologists, monsoon winds have so far primarily affected […]
Monsoon alert: Heavy rains and flood risks loom over Sindh, Punjab, and KP
Karachi: The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in the first phase of the monsoon season. It has warned of possible floods in the plains and hilly areas of Sindh, Punjab, Azad Kashmir, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The Meteorological Department has released the weather outlook for the 2025 monsoon season. It predicts normal to above-normal […]
NDMA warns of above-average monsoon rains across Pakistan this year
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning that this year’s monsoon season could bring above-average rainfall across Pakistan. According to a briefing presented to the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change, there is a possibility of up to 300 millimeters of rainfall during the monsoon season, with Punjab expected to receive between […]
SC orders Mayor Karachi to clear rain drains within a month
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday announced a one-month deadline to Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar for getting the city’s rain drain pipes clean and running. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) while heading a bench hearing a case pertaining to provision of clean water at SC’s Karachi Registry, remarked that the water commission’s performance was […]
Monsoon season likely to start in end of June: Meteorological Department
Monsoon season is expected to be a blessing in disguise for Pakistani’s battling with scorching heat. According to Pakistan Meteorological (Met) Department (PMD), Monsoon season will be starting in the last week of June. Met officials said that North Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are likely to receive more rainfall than the average. However, PMD […]
Upcoming monsoon season poses life threatening challenge to displaced Rohingya
Marooned on a dusty slope in the world’s largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and contemplated his chances should the earth give way beneath his feet. “Our families would be killed. There are children everywhere around here. We constantly fear […]