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Pakistan:GLOF:2015/07/15

Duration2015/07/15 Heavy rain affected several areas of Pakistan over the last week, triggered river and glacial lake overflow in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab provinces, affecting mostly the district of Chitral in northern KP. In Chitral, 285,000 were affected.
Country or DistrictPakistan
NameGLOF

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
Government of Pakistan 2015/09/08
Killed:238
Injured:232
Affected:1,572,191

Damaged houses:10,716


Government of Pakistan 2015/09/03
Killed:228
Injured:207
Affected:1,565,525

Damaged houses:10,715


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/30
Killed:226
Injured:204
Affected:1,565,525

Damaged houses:9,896


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/27
Killed:224
Injured:201
Affected:1,545,965

Damaged houses:23,934


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/26
Killed:224
Injured:201
Affected:1,529,189

Damaged houses:23,934


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/23
Killed:216
Injured:186
Affected:1,529,189

Damaged houses:23,934


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/20
Killed:217
Injured:183
Affected:1,473,893

Damaged houses:23,924


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/19
Killed:208
Injured:173
Affected:1,473,893

Damaged houses:19,817


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/18
Killed:208
Injured:157
Affected:1,448,150

Damaged houses:21,975


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/13
Killed:202
Injured:157
Affected:1,358,581

Damaged houses:18,206


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/11
Killed:191
Injured:157
Affected:1,336,544

Damaged houses:12,733


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/09
Killed: 179
Injured: 123
Affected: 1,268,307

Damaged houses: 12,022


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/05
Killed: 169
Injured: 126
Affected: 917,791

Damaged houses: 5,795


Government of Pakistan 2015/08/04
Killed: 151
Injured: 101
Affected: 818,044

Damaged houses: 4,517


Alhasan Systems 2015/08/03
Killed: 109
Injured: 46





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Report/Articles
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/09/07
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 7th September 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/09/03
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 3rd September 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/30
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 30th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/27
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 27th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/26
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 26th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/23
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 23rd August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/20
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 20th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/19
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 19th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/18
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 17th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/13
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 13th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/11
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 (2015/08/11)
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/09
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 9th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/05
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 5th August 2015
  • Human Relief Foundation - Pakistan 2015/08/05
    Situation Report #1 Pakistan Floods 2015, 5th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/05
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 5th August 2015
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/08/04
    Monsoon weather situation report 2015 - 4th August 2015
  • Alhasan Systems 2015/08/03
    Crisis Response Bulletin, August 03, 2015 - Volume: 1, Issue: 29
  • DAWN Group of Newspapers 2015/08/03
    Authorities say the death toll from flash floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains in various parts of the country has risen to 118. Meanwhile, floodwater has inundated vast areas, leaving tens of thousands homeless.
    The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a statement on Monday that the flooding has affected more than 800,000 people in 2,275 villages. About 2,900 houses have collapsed or are partially damaged.
  • European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office 2015/07/31
    As of July 31, the death toll from the recent floods has risen to 86 with 60 persons injured. Over 2 200 houses have been damaged, more than 800 villages and more than 800 000 people (according to NDMA & PDMAs calculations) are affected so far, mainly in KP & Punjab provinces where disease outbreaks are also reported.
  • IRIN 2015/07/30
    As Pakistan faces its fourth consecutive year of heavy flooding, relief workers are urging the government to do more to ensure inevitable future inundations do less harm.
    The government says at least 86 people have died and more than 500,000 people been affected as rivers swelled with monsoon rains and glacial melt, and floodwaters engulfed various parts of the country over the past week.
  • Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 2015/07/29
    Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000.
    Severe rains which began in mid-July have caused havoc from north to south, damaging more than 1,900 houses and injuring dozens of people.
  • AFP 2015/07/28
    Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000, the disaster management agency said Tuesday, warning of more bad weather to come.
    Severe rains which began in mid-July have caused havoc in both the north and south of the country, damaging more than 1,900 houses and injuring dozens of people
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/07/27
    Heavy monsoon rains, the rapid melting of snow and outbursts from glacial lakes have led to flash floods and the flooding of the Indus River in various locations across Pakistan. The floods have affected 23 Districts across Pakistan with 55 reported fatalities and 14 people injured. Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and six Districts of Punjab province have been hit the hardest, with a high risk of floods in Sindh province in coming days
  • DAWN Group of Newspapers 2015/07/26
    At least 20 bodies were retrieved from water channels on Saturday morning in five villages of Chitral district that had been devastated by flash floods the previous day. Eight of the victims were members of one family of Uthool, a village near Mulkhow.
  • AFP 2015/07/23
    At least nine people have been killed during five days of torrential rain and landslides in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir.
  • DAWN Group of Newspapers 2015/07/23
    At least 14 people, among them 12 pilgrims, were swept away by flash flood that hit Shah Noorani and Sakran areas of Lasbela and Khuzdar districts after heavy rains on Wednesday.
  • DAWN Group of Newspapers 2015/07/22
    Around 300,000 people had been affected by the flash floods in the northern district of Chitral. Roads, power transmission system and water schemes across the district were worst hit by the natural calamity.
  • Government of Pakistan 2015/07/21
    In Chitral, 3 people have so far been reported as dead due to various incidents of houses collapse.
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