Hundreds of people were displaced when at least 50 villages were inundated after the Chenab River burst its banks in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said Thursday. According to authorities, the seasonal rains are the cause of the rising water levels.
Authorities have already evacuated more than 14,000 people from villages elsewhere in the province earlier this month because of flooding caused by monsoon rains.
The summer monsoon delivers 70-80 percent of South Asia’s annual rainfall between June and September.
Scientists say climate change is making seasonal rains heavier and more unpredictable.
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to long-term climate risk.
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to long-term climate risk. It is still struggling to recover from the devastating floods that inundated nearly a third of the country in 2022, affecting more than 33 million people.
Authorities have already evacuated more than 14,000 people from villages elsewhere in the province earlier this month because of flooding caused by monsoon rains.
The summer monsoon delivers 70-80 percent of South Asia’s annual rainfall between June and September.
Scientists say climate change is making seasonal rains heavier and more unpredictable.
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to long-term climate risk.
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to long-term climate risk. It is still struggling to recover from the devastating floods that inundated nearly a third of the country in 2022, affecting more than 33 million people.
