Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above-average rainfall

According to the National Meteorological Center, Pakistan had the wettest April since 1961, with more than double the normal rainfall for the month.

The country was hit by extreme weather in April, killing many people and destroying property and farmland. Experts said heavy rains are occurring in Pakistan due to climate change.

Rainfall in Pakistan last month increased by 164% compared to normal levels in April, according to a report released by Pakistan’s National Meteorological Center on Friday.

Heavy rains hit the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and southwestern Baluchistan province the most.

Catastrophic floods in the summer of 2022 killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, destroyed vast tracts of farmland and caused billions of dollars in economic losses in a matter of months. .

At one point, one-third of the country was submerged under water. Pakistani leaders and many scientists around the world blamed climate change for the unusually early and heavy monsoon rains.