2011 Balochistan floods

2021 floods in Balochistan, Pakistan October 2024 October 2024 2011 Balochistan floods PakistanBalochistan.png Location of Balochistan 28 February - 4 March Northern and Central Balochistan province At least 3 dead, 100 homeless The 2011 Balochistan floods started from the last week of February and continued until the first week of March. Pakistan's Balochistan province was already badly affected from the previous year's devastating floods as UNHCR claimed that 166,000 flood victims were still homeless in the province and 240 people still living in camps.Balochistan’s 166,000 flood victims still homeless: UNHCR | Provinces | DAWN.COM Meteorological history The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a weather advisory in which it warned that a Western Disturbance over Iran was likely to enter in Balochistan that would cause widespread rains with isolated heavy rainfalls over Balochistan for four days. The system entered Balochistan on 28 February and caused widespread heavy rainfall in the province whereas moderate rainfall elsewhere in the country. The system moved and entered India on 5 March.Weather Advisory & Press Releases https://web.archive.org/web/20100912164706/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/latest%20news/Latest%20News.html 2010-09-12 http://www.imd.gov.in/ India Meteorological Department www.imd.gov.inSeptember 2021 Flooding and impact Hundred people were rendered homeless when a large number of houses were washed away by flash floods caused by torrential rain in Quetta and other areas in northern and central Balochistan. Traffic between Ziarat and Loralai via Sanjavi was suspended after heavy snowfall in the valley as four feet of snow fell in the hilly areas of Ziarat and about six inches in the town in 24 hours. At least 70 houses were washed away by hill torrents in Nushki and over a dozen houses collapsed in Huda and Khrotabad areas of Quetta. Floodwaters entered a large number of houses. Parts of Chagai district were also affected. The Bour Nullah entering Nushki from Afghanistan inundated thousands of acres of land in Dak area. At least 25 mud-houses were washed away in Chagai tehsil. A bridge on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway was washed away near Mastung.Flash floods caused by rain wreak havoc in Balochistan | Newspaper | DAWN.COMDaily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan On February 28 the provincial capital was lashed by strong hailstorms followed by heavy rainfall.http://tribune.com.pk/story/125567/hailstorm-rain-life-disrupted-in-many-areas-of-balochistan/ Heavy Hailstorms lashed Quetta City Tribune.com.pk 3 March 2011 During the six-day wet spell the highest rainfall in 24 hours was 45 mm in that was recorded on March 1, 2011.http://thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=11892 Quetta receives 45 mm rainfall 2011-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001204200/http://thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=11892 2011-10-01 dead http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/rainfall_data.htm Rainfall Data 2010-09-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100826034334/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/rainfall_data.htm 2010-08-26 Heavy precipitation during late February and early March Heavy precipitation recorded during the six-day wet spell of February 28 to March 5, 2011 in the province based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department.http://www.pakmet.com.pk/ PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 2011-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100901073841/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/ 2010-09-01 dead City Rainfall (mm) Rainfall (in) Notes References Samungli 93 4.0 The highest rainfall during 24 hours was 47 mm in. Quetta 92 3.7 The highest rainfall during 24 hours was 45 mm in. Khuzdar 86 3.3 The highest rainfall during 24 hours was 33 mm in. Kalat 74 3.0 The highest rainfall during 24 hours was 32 mm in. Zhob 32 1.2 The highest rainfall during 24 hours was 19 mm in. Response by the Pakistan Government Minister for Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Babu Mohammad Rahim Mengal said a relief operation had been launched. The minister in charge of the PDMA visited the affected area in Nushki and said 200 blankets, 200 tents and food items had been sent to Nushki and Chagai districts. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ordered the officials concerned to immediately send relief goods for the affected people. He said relief camps would be set up in government buildings for displaced people. See also 2010 Pakistan floods 2011 Balochistan earthquake List of floods in Pakistan References Category:Floods in Pakistan Category:2011 floods in Asia Category:2011 in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:Government of Yousaf Raza Gillani Balochistan Category:February 2011 in Pakistan Category:March 2011 in Pakistan