List of natural disasters in Pakistan
Appearance
The following is a list of natural disasters that have affected Pakistan.
Event | Disaster | Location | Date | Affected | Death Toll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earthquake/Tsunami | Makran | 325 BC | |||
1935 Quetta earthquake | Earthquake | Quetta | May 31, 1935 | 60,000 | |
1945 Balochistan earthquake | Earthquake/Tsunami | Makran | Nov 27, 1945 | 4,000 | |
Flood | 1950 | 2,900 | |||
Wind storm | Karachi | Dec 15, 1965 | 10,000 | ||
Flood | Aug 1973 | 4,800,000 | |||
1974 Hunza earthquake | Earthquake | Northern Areas | Dec 28, 1974 | 97,000 | 5,300 |
Flood | Aug 2, 1976 | 5,566,000 | |||
Flood | Jun 1977 | 1,022,000 | 848 | ||
Flood | Jul 1978 | 2,246,000 | |||
Flood | Aug 1988 | 1,000,000 | |||
Extreme Temperature | Jun 11, 1991 | 961 | |||
Flood | Aug 9, 1992 | 6,184,418 | |||
Flood | Sep 1992 | 12,324,024 | 1,334 | ||
Wind storm | Nov 14, 1993 | 609 | |||
Flood | Jul 22, 1995 | 1,255,000 | |||
Flood | Aug 24, 1996 | 1,186,131 | |||
Flood | Mar 3, 1998 | 1,000 | |||
Drought | Mar 2000 | 2,200,000 | |||
2005 Kashmir earthquake | Earthquake | Muzaffarabad | Oct 8, 2005 | 2,500,000 | 87,351 |
Flood | Jul/Aug 2010 | 20,000,000 |
See also
[edit]- National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan)
- List of extreme weather records in Pakistan
- List of tropical cyclones in Pakistan
- List of earthquakes in Pakistan
- Climate change in Pakistan
- List of floods in Pakistan
- Drought in Pakistan