Pakistan, Karachi and rain
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More than 20 people were killed Wednesday in torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, where weeklong downpours have swept away villages and left more than
Heavy monsoon rains battered Karachi on Tuesday, causing widespread flooding and multiple casualties. At least 12 people died in separate incidents across the city. Four died when a wall collapsed in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 12,
Sindh Chief Minister @MuradAliShahPPP has declared a public holiday in Karachi on August 20 following record monsoon rains that battered the city. He urged citizens to stay indoors as more rainfall is expected. The decision came during an emergency meeting at the CM House,… pic.twitter.com/jrpQVZVYQG
With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.
Rescuers struggled to retrieve bodies from muddy debris on Saturday after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 344 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds resumed on the second consecutive day across various areas of Karachi on Wednesday.
Ample monsoon rainfall in India has helped replenish water in key reservoirs, improving prospects for winter-sown crops such as wheat and rapeseed that mostly rely on dams and groundwater for irrigation.
Heavy monsoon rains have boosted India’s reservoirs, setting hydropower output on course to rise about 10% in FY26, after a similar gain in FY25. The surge enhances grid stability, though heavy silt from torrential rains poses risks to turbine operations.
Ahmedabad is expected to experience another wet spell this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a heavy rainfall warning for the city until Saturday. The forecast predicts thunderstorms with rain from 19 to 23 August,