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Pakistan: GLOF: 2015/07/15 Country Information on DRR

Period 2015/07/15
Country or District Pakistan
Event Type GLOF
Outline 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.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact 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

Related Links

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.

Geographycal Data

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/09/10
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 10 September 2015

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies 2015/08/24
Pakistan: Floods (24 August 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/15
Pakistan - Losses and Damages Flood 2015 (as of August 15, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/13
Pakistan: Weekly Weather Situation map (August 08, 2015 to August 13, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Rajanpur (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Rahim Yar Khan (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Muzaffargarh (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Mianwali (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Layyah (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Dera Ghazi (as on August 08, 2015)

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/08
Pakistan: Rapid Damage Assesment of District Bhakkar (as on August 08, 2015)

UNOSAT 2015/08/13
Overview Of Flood Waters In Sukkur District, Sindh Province, Pakistan (13 Aug 2015)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/13
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 12 August 2015

Government of Pakistan, United Nations 2015/08/12
Pakistan Floods 2015 - River Indus (Ghotki & Sukkur Districts)

Government of Pakistan, United Nations, European Space Agency 2015/08/13
Pakistan Floods 2015 - River Indus (Downstream Sukkur Barrage)

Government of Pakistan, United Nations, European Space Agency 2015/08/13
Pakistan Floods 2015 - River Indus (Hyderabad and Matiari Districts)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/10
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 10 August 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/09
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 9 August 2015

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/05
Pakistan - Flood Extent 2015 (as of August 04, 2015)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/03
Pakistan: Daily Flood Situation Update - as of 3 Aug 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/03
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 3 August 2015

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/03
Pakistan - Flood Extent 2015 (as of August 02, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/03
Accumulated Rainfall map - Pakistan (July, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/07/31
Pakistan: District Rajanpur: Flood 2015

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/01
Pakistan - Losses and Damages Flood 2015 (as of August 01, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/08/03
Pakistan weather map as of August 3, 2015

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/08/02
Pakistan: Flood Impact Update - as of 2 Aug 2 015

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/02
Pakistan Floods 2015 Rapid Flood Assessment - Upstream Guddu Barrage 02 August, 2015

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/02
Pakistan Floods 2015 Simulated Inundations (Rajanpur, Muzzafargarh & R.Y Khan) 14 Jul - 04 Aug 2015

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/02
Pakistan Floods 2015 Simulated Inundations (Dadu & Naushahro Feroze) 14 Jul - 04 Aug 2015

Government of Pakistan 2015/08/02
Pakistan Floods 2015 Simulated Inundations (Sukkur, Khairpur & Larkana) 14 Jul - 04 Aug 2015

Government of Pakistan 2015/07/28
Pakistan Floods 2015 Simulated Inundations (Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh & Rahim Yar Khan) 28 July 2015

Alhasan Systems 2015/07/27
Weekly Weather Situation map (July 21, 2015 to July 26, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/07/26
Losses and Damages Flood 2015 (as of July 25, 2015)

Alhasan Systems 2015/07/26
Flood 2015 - Affected Villages Map of Muzaffargarh, Punjab-Pakistan

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2015/07/22
Floods situation

ECHO 2015/07/21
Asia - Severe weather events - ECHO Daily Map | 21/07/2015