Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

Snowstorm in Babusar area of Pakistan has claimed life of a person. At least 70 tourists have been evacuated from Naran valley. According to Dunya News , the earliest snowfall in 40 years have dumped three feet of snow on one town in less than 24 hours.

Landslide in Karachi, Pakistan (BBC Photo) Landslide in Pakistan 's Gulsitan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi has claimed lives of at least 13 people including seven children on Tuesday. The landslide that occurred at 2 AM buried three shanties located on a plot in Block 1 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, Geo TV reported.

A severe weather system in Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral could lead to Glacial Lake Outbrust Flood (GLOF) in Pakistan, Government said. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an advisory on 24 July 2015 predicting Glacial Lake Outbrust Flood (GLOF), particularly in PMD's pilot GLOF sites Bagrot, Bindogol and Golain valleys. PMD has predicted the severe weather system likely to persist during next 4-5 days in Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck very close to Pakistan's capital of Islamabad early on Saturday morning, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) says. The tremor struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, according to PMD, with the epicentre located 23 kilometres to the northeast of Islamabad. It was followed by two weak tremors at 02:30 am local time of magnitude 2.5 and 2.9 at 03:01 am.

Volunteers evacuate marooned people after heavy rains in a suburb of Peshawar (AP/Dawn) Torrential rain and landslides in Azad Kashmir have killed atleast nine people, emergency officials said on Thursday. "Atleast nine people have been killed and seven others have been injured,” Dawn has written quoting Zaheer Qureshi, director general of the disaster management authority.

At least three people have died in flash flood in Chitral, Pakistan prompting the authority to declare flood emergency in the area. Around 2, 85,000 people have been displaced due to storms and flooding, Geo TV reported. Deputy Commissioner Aminul Haq has declared a flood emergency and has appealed to the federal and provincial government as well as NGO’s seeking their cooperation.

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have claimed lives of at least eight people in different areas of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. At least 16 people have been rescued after floodwaters swept them away, DAWN reported quoting the government run emergency service.

Flash floods in a mountainous district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan have claimed lives of at least 10 people. Flash floods have destroyed a madrassa, eleven shops and eight houses in the area. Several students of the madrassa and some residents of the area have been missing after the flood.

Heat wave in Karachi and other parts of Sindh claimed lives of at least 237 people in just two days with temperatures as high as 45degrees Celsius on Saturday. Dozens of people have been hospitalised for heat exhaustion and heatstroke prompting all hospitals to declare a state of emergency across all wards, The Express Tribune reported.

At least 10 people have died in Sehwan district of Sindh province of Pakistan due to the recent heat wave, Samaa reported. They died during the 763rd Urs celebrations of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on Saturday.

Landslide in Parachanar area of Kurram Agency, Pakistan has claimed lives of at least two people. Landslide disaster occurred when two women were collecting mud for their homes, The Express Tribune reported.

Drought in Pakistan has claimed lives of at least 40 people in last 28 days. Recently six children died in Mithi, Chhachhro, Nagarparkar, Islamkot and other areas of the Tharparkar district in Sindh province, Pakistan Today reported.. Farmers are facing poor rainfall for almost five successive years in Tharparkar district of Pakistan. The ongoing drought has claimed more than 500 lives in three years. The provincial government had also appealed to foreign donors to help mitigate the drought situation last year.

Heavy rains and hailstorms have claimed lives of at least six people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province  and the adjoining Federally Administered Tribal Areas on Wednesday. Fatalities include three women who died when the roof of a house collapsed due to the heavy rains in Zangali area. Two kids were also wounded and are having treatment at the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.

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Floods and landslides in Pakistan, and the Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir have claimed lives of at least 441 people, authorities said Tuesday.  So far, 241 have died in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. At least 200 people have been killed in India, officials said.

Torrential rain and hailstorm in Peshawar region of Pakistan have claimed lives of at least 16 people and injured 60 others, Geo News reported.

Flash flood in Kotli district of Jammu and Kashmir  has claimed lives of three brothers, Greater Kashmir reported.

Avalanches and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir in last three days have claimed lives of at least 16 people and injured 30 others. Heavy snowfall claimed lives of three Nepalese workers when their stone quarrying site caved in near Kargil, The Hindu reported. Fatalities have been reported on both sides of the de-facto border between India and Pakistan. Complete power breakdown has been reported in Srinagar and entire Kashmir valley as heavy snowfall damaged Jammu-Srinagar 220 kv and 440 kv transmission lines. A “high danger avalanche” warning has been issued in many parts of the region. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 13, 2014

A landslide in Bolivia triggered by torrential rain has claimed lives of at least 16 people and injured 18 others. Landslide swept away a bus, a minibus and a cart in Caranavi area, about 180 kilometers from La Paz. Others 10 people have been rescued. An unknown number of people are still reported to be missing. Landslide in Bolivia in February 2011 had destroyed more than 300 houses. Original post: Natural Disasters List September 24, 2013

September 26, 2013 -Death toll has risen to 400. More than 600 people reported to be injured. -Another “Mud Volcano Island” has appeared on the Makran coast. The new island is located near River Basil. -The National Disaster Management Authority has provided 5,000 tents and 7,000 food packs for the affected people in Awaran and Kech districts of Pakistan. Update 19:50 UTC Death toll from Awaran earthquake has risen to 150. The new island off the coast of Gwadar, in the Arabian sea, and is estimated to be about 30m long and around 10m high. Below is the picture of new island formed off the coast of Gwadar (Source Syed Ali Shah/news.com.au). Related post: Latest natural calamities in Pakistan M 7.7 massive earthquake in Pakistan today has claimed lives of at least 50 people, the local medias reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 66 km (41mi) NNE of Awaran. It was 12.4 miles deep. Around 30% of houses have been possi