2009 Karachi floods

Natural disaster in Pakistan similar floods Karachi floods (disambiguation) Karachi Locator Sindh Pakistan.PNG Location of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan 2009 Karachi floods July – August 2009At least 26 Karachi The 2009 Karachi floods (ur سيلاب کراچی ) in Pakistan's financial centre, Karachi, have killed at least 26 people.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0719/pakistan.html 26 killed in Karachi floods 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 RTÉ The death toll is expected to rise, and more than 150 people have been injured in a series of related incidents.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-World-Pakistan-22-die-as-monsoon-batters-Karachi/articleshow/4795104.cms 22 die as monsoon batters Karachi 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 The Times of Indiahttp://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/32193.htm 22 killed as monsoon rains create havoc in Karachi (Lead) 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 Sindh Today October 2010 H3llBot The floods are the result of the heaviest rains in the region in thirty years.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/19/content_11731950.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121102123835/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/19/content_11731950.htm dead November 2, 2012 22 killed from 30-year record heavy rains in Pakistan's Karachi 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 Xinhua News Agency Hundreds of homes were also damaged. Those killed either drowned, were electrocuted or died under collapsing roofs. A bit of a building's sixth floor collapsed in Ramswami—debris dropping onto a nearby house, killing four members of a family and injuring 10. Several others were injured as a result of a roof collapse in the Orangi area and two people died in a similar incident. Eleven people were injured after a house wall fell through in Manghopir. Seven people were electrocuted in separate sections of Karachi. One resident reported the death of his neighbor's son to Reuters, saying he drowned in a drain and his body was pulled out.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8158043.stm Pakistan rains kill at least 26 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 BBC Knee-deep water stranded several thousand people in their homes for several hours. Commercial markets were waterlogged and several hundred vehicles were trapped on the city's roads.http://ptinews.com/news/182378_Heavy-rains-cause-chaos-in-Karachi--15-killed Heavy rains cause chaos in Karachi, 15 killed 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 Press Trust of India https://web.archive.org/web/20090720133140/http://ptinews.com/news/182378_Heavy-rains-cause-chaos-in-Karachi--15-killed 2009-07-20 dead Most of Karachi had no electricity on the night of 18 July 2009.https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL519634._CH_.2400 https://web.archive.org/web/20090721140054/http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSISL519634._CH_.2400 dead 2009-07-21 Monsoon kills 26 in Pakistan's Karachi, cuts power 2009-07-19 2009-07-19 Reuters Relief efforts are ongoing as water is removed from residential areas. According to Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, the country's chief meteorologist, Pakistan's commercial hub received 14.7 cm (6 in) of rain between the evening of 17 July and the morning of 19 July. However, the rains began around two weeks later than usual and thus are expected to lead to a 30% reduction in rainfall for the 2009 season. But then another monsoon system was expected to lash the city which was to generate very heavy rains and the citizens were still recovering from the last monsoon rains which broke the record of 1977 rain in Karachi, which was of 207 mm in. However it only dumped 18 mm in rain and the system dissipated quickly on 26 July. Then on August 30 and 31 sudden heavy rains started to lash the city which dumped 147.7 mm in rain, Thus again Karachiites were forced to spend the night sleepless due to power breakdown and thousands were forced to end their fasting in traffic jams, as it was the holy month of Ramadan. See also Climate of Karachi Climate of Pakistan 2009 India floods 2017 Karachi floods References External links 35 more killed in Karachi rain-related incidents - The NewsSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Floods in Karachi - The City-sized Waterpark - artsyHANDS 24 51 36 N 67 00 36 E source:kolossus-plwiki title Karachi Floods, 2009 Category:Floods in Pakistan Karachi Floods, 2009 Category:2000s in Karachi