Tag: Flood

Over 100 villages submerged as Indus River flood looms

KARACHI: Over 100 villages in Sukkur, Larkana, Ghotki and Khairpur districts have been inundated due to flood in Indus River. The water level in the...

Flood likely in rivers Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that flood-like situation was expected in Rivers Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab including Jhelum (inflows at Mangla)...

Construction work of Qutab drain in Rajanpur halted due to funds...

LAHORE: The work of construction and rehabilitation on Qutab drain in district Rajanpur has stopped due to a shortage of funds whereas the project...

Iran flood death toll reaches 62

TEHRAN: The death toll from major floods swamping much of Iran over the past 15 days has risen to 62, the head of the Iranian...

Over 20 killed in flash floods in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away...

Six of a family rescued from flood in Lasbela’s Lahkara after...

QUETTA: As many as six more people, including three women of a family, were rescued after three days from flood water by Pakistan Army...

Balochistan govt declares flood emergency in Lasbela

QUETTA: The government of Balochistan on Wednesday issued flood emergency in Lasbela and other areas amid continuous rain, seeking the help of Pakistan Army...

India ignores Pakistan’s request for early flood warning

--Pakistan has repeatedly asked India to notify release of water from Salal instead of Akhnor in Jammu   LAHORE: India has ignored Pakistan's request for prior...

Villagers ‘living between life and death’ as Pakistan’s glaciers melt

BADSWAT: When a glacial lake burst in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan province in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family...

Two dead as polling staff vehicle swept away by flooding stream

LOWER DIR: Two including a female presiding officer and a police constable died when a coach carrying polling staff was swept away while crossing...

Relief activities underway in flood-affected Ghizer

GILGIT: Teams of Pakistan Army doctors and engineers are taking part in the relief activities to minimise sufferings of the Badswat flood affectees, said the Inter-Services...

Flood risks will affect Pakistan almost double by 2040: report

MIAMI: Researchers said global warming is expected to unleash more rain, affecting million more people from river flooding, particularly in the United States and...

Storm Eleanor causes flood damage on Ireland’s west coast

GALWAY: Homes and business on Ireland’s west coast suffered flood damage and 27,000 were still without electricity on Wednesday after Storm Eleanor brought heavy...

At least 133 dead in Philippines storm

MANILA: The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines climbed swiftly to 133 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies...

Two canal breaches flood 15 villages

GAMBAT: Three breaches in two canals flooded 15 villages and crops standing on hundreds of acres in Khairpur district. The affectees held a protest...

Efforts of PDMA, provincial depts against rains, floods lauded

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Planning and Development (P&D) and Cabinet Committee on Floods Chairman Malik Nadeem Kamran has appreciated the Cabinet Committee members, Provincial Disaster...

Breach in canal damages crops in Kandhkot

KANDHKOT: A breach in a canal inundated several acres of agricultural land and damaged the crops here on Friday. Irrigation department sources said that a 20...