According to NDMA, the natural disaster management agency in Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa To be held between April 13 and 16 in various cities of the country including the rains At least 65 people have lost their lives.
The highest rainfall in the country was recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, due to which the province Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) At least 32 people died and 41 were injured.
The PDMA report on the damage caused by the rains and floods said that the dead included 15 children, 12 men and five women, mostly due to the collapse of the roofs of the houses.
Regarding financial losses, the PDMA report states that 1370 houses have been partially or completely damaged due to rains.
Due to heavy rains and damage caused by the provincial relief department, relief emergency was also implemented in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and financial assistance of five crore rupees has also been released for these districts, which will be distributed among the affected.
In April this year, Pakistan received more than normal rains, which experts attribute to climate change.
A comparison of the rainfall intensity in some cities during the month of April during the last two years shows that the rainfall is increasing.
According to Meteorological Department data, the highest rainfall was recorded in April 2022 at 62 mm, while Kalam recorded 69 mm during 2023 and more than 108 mm in recent days.
Bandi Abbaspur city in Pakistan-administered Kashmir recorded 56 mm of rain in 2022, 119 mm in 2023 and 108 mm in the first 17 days of April this year.
Peshawar received only one mm of rain in April last year, while now 377 mm of rain has been recorded till April 17, which was the highest rainfall in April this year across the country.
According to the Meteorological Department, rainfall in April 2024 increased by 99% over the last 30 years, which is much higher than normal.
The Meteorological Department has predicted more rains, storms and hailstorms in all the provinces of the country from April 17 to April 22, which has also indicated the possibility of flooding in the river channels and increase in the flow of rivers.
High rainfall and national economy
According to experts, more than normal rains due to climate change in any country The economy is directly related to
Muhammad Shakeel Ahmed Ramey is an economist and chief executive of the Asian Institute of Eco-Civilization and Research Development.
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He told Independent Urdu that due to more than normal rains and climate change, Pakistan has lost 30 billion dollars in 2022, while the 2010 flood caused a loss of 10 billion dollars.
“Climate change has a direct impact on the economy of any country and in 2022 we have lost 10 percent of GDP,” said Shakeel Ramey.
He further said that the damage to the economy occurs in various sectors, including crop damage and food security concerns.
According to Shakeel Ramey, ‘Roads, houses, and other infrastructure are damaged and this affects the economy.’
Similarly, according to Shakeel Ramey, 10 percent of Pakistan’s population suffered from food shortages due to the 2010 floods, which means that the problem of food insecurity has increased from 48 percent to 58 percent of the population.
He said that the rains also damage the crops and when the crop falls, it reduces the production and affects the country’s economy and this also affects the food security.
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2024-07-09 17:08:36
