2022 Pakistan floods
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From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan killed 1,739 people,[3] and caused ₨ 3.2 trillion ($14.8 billion) of damage and ₨ 3.3 trillion ($15.2 billion) of economic losses.[4] The immediate causes of the floods were heavier than usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers[5] that followed a severe heat wave, both of which are linked to climate change.
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Date | 14 June 2022 – October 2022 |
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Location | Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and southern parts of Punjab |
Cause | Heavy monsoon rains, poor urban planning,[1][2] climate change |
Deaths | 1,760[3] |
Non-fatal injuries | 12,867[3] |
Property damage | ₨ 3.2 trillion ($14.9 billion)[4] |
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On 25 August 2022, Pakistan declared a state of emergency because of the flooding.[6]
The flooding was the world's deadliest flood since the 2020 South Asian floods[7] and described as the worst in the country's history.[8] It was also recorded as one of the costliest natural disasters in world history.