Pakistan experienced significantly above-average rainfall and lightning strikes in April, killing dozens of people.
advertisementPakistan’s National Meteorological Center said it was the wettest April since 1961, with more than double the normal amount of rainfall for the month.
The Asian 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 percent compared to normal levels in April, according to Pakistan’s National Meteorological Center.
The country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and southwestern Balochistan province were the hardest hit by heavy rains.
Flash floods also occurred in neighboring Afghanistan, killing dozens of people.
in Pakistan, Most of the deaths were reported from Khyber Pakhtankhwa province in mid-April. Disaster management authorities said the building collapse killed at least 32 people, including 15 children and five women. Dozens more people were injured and 1,370 homes were damaged in the area.
In the eastern province of Punjab, 21 people were reported dead due to lightning strikes and collapses, while in Balochistan province, 10 people were reported dead as authorities declared a state of emergency following flash floods.
devastating summer Flood of 2022 Over the course of several months, at least 1,700 people were killed, millions of homes destroyed, large areas of farmland destroyed, and billions of dollars in economic losses caused.
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.
