2022 Pakistan floods
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From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan killed 1,739 people, and caused ₨ 3.2 trillion of damage and ₨ 3.3 trillion of economic losses. The immediate causes of the floods were heavier than usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers that followed a severe heat wave, both of which are linked to climate change.
Satellite imagery showing a side-by-side comparison of southern Pakistan on 27 August 2021 (one year before the floods) and 27 August 2022
The women of Johi city working with men placing flood protection ring bands during the floods of 2022
Image: Gilgit River Level near Canopy Nexus Hotel before flooding in 2022
Overview of rainfall accumulation and flooding
2010 Pakistan floods
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The floods in Pakistan began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and, Balochistan regions of Pakistan, which affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was affected by floods, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province facing the brunt of the damage and casualties. Nationwide, there were 1,985 deaths. According to Pakistani government data, the floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure.
A NASA satellite image showing the Indus River at the time of floods
Swat river soaring view in 2010 flood
Swat river washed off bridge in Upper Swat
A bridge damaged by the flooding