Issue 3 | 3 - 8 August 2013
This report identifies the current trends, events, and short-term forecast associated with the 2013 monsoon season. OVERVIEW • Countrywide heavy monsoon rains experienced from 31 July to 4 August triggered flash floods and caused widespread losses and damage across the country. • The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reports the rains have claimed 84 lives, displaced 81,674 people, affected 135,076 acres of crops, and damaged or destroyed 4,315 houses. • District authorities, supported by Provincial Disaster Management Authorities and the NDMA, have provided assistance in affected areas to save lives and limit losses of crops, livestock and assets. The army and navy have supported search and rescue, and de-watering efforts. • Heavy rainfall continues in north-eastern Punjab, causing flooding in Sialkot, Narowal and Gujrat districts along the water channels astride the Chenab and Ravi rivers. • The humanitarian community stands ready to support ongoing relief efforts by the Government, as requested. • Meteorological forecasts indicate relatively heavier rains are expected in upper Punjab and KP and moderate rains across western and southern parts of the country in the coming days.
MONSOON EVENTS AND IMPACT River flood situation: As of 7 August, the Indus River is in Rainfall: During the past week, heavy rainfall was recorded in medium and low flood, while the Kabul River is in medium Karachi (136mm) and Jacobabad (153mm) in Sindh; Sialkot, flood, and the Chenab and Swat rivers are in low flood. Narowal (160mm each) and Gujrat (136mm) in Punjab; and Water reservoir levels: As of 7 August, the Tarbela and Mansehra (105mm) in KP. Islamabad and Thatta in Sindh Mangla dams are at elevations of 1538 feet and 1213.55 feet received over 90 mm rainfall. respectively, 12 feet and 28.45 feet below their respective Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Chitral and Peshawar districts in KP maximum conservation levels of 1550 feet and 1242 feet. and Frontier Region Tank in Federally Administered Tribal The combined live storage position of Tarbela, Chashma and Areas (FATA) are among the hardest-hit areas in north- Mangla reservoirs is 11.268 million acre-feet (MAF), compared western Pakistan. Other worst-affected districts are Sialkot, with last year’s 6.269 MAF. Narowal, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur in Punjab; Loralai, Jhal Magsi, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Sibi and Lasbela in Water Reservoirs Elevation (7 August 2013) Balochistan; Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Qambar Shahdadkot
and Jacobabad in Sindh; and South Waziristan, Khyber and Maximum 1,550ft conservation 1,530 1,538 Kurram Agencies in FATA. level 1,4971,493 Karachi and parts of Hyderabad District experienced urban flooding due to inadequate water drainage infrastructure and 1,242ft Maximum blocked flood water channels. conservation 1,2101,197 1,214 level 1,164 Floods have severely affected agriculture-based livelihoods, especially because many affected regions are still recovering 1,000ft from the impact of the 2012 floods. Reports indicate less 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 Tarbela Dam Mangla Dam emphasis on proactive life-saving responses and dissemination of early warning in some instances. This was particularly evident during urban flooding in Karachi, where monsoon FORECAST preparedness needs to be reinforced. Relatively heavy rains are expected in northern Punjab and KP Response: District authorities in Balochistan, Khyber and moderate to heavy spells in western and southern parts of Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab and Sindh provinces, supported the country in the coming days. The Pakistan Meteorological by Provincial Disaster Management Authorities and the Department has issued flood warnings for north-eastern Punjab NDMA, have so far distributed 25,898 tents, 4,296 food and Dera Ghazi Khan Division in south-western Punjab. packs, 500 blankets, 14,000 mosquito nets, 8 dewatering pumps and other non-food items to affected people.
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MONSOON EVENTS & IMPACT
PAKISTAN: Monsoon Situation Update (8 August 2013)
CHINA Chitral Gilgit River Swat: Low Flood !.
KP Aksai Jammu Chin River Kabul: Medium Flood Swat Neelum & Kabul !. Muzaffarabad Kashmir Khyber !. Peshawar Jhelum Kurram AgencyPeshawar Agency Islamabad
AFGHANISTAN FATA Gujrat South Fr Tank Waziristan Sialkot Narowal Agency Tank Narowal Dera Jhelum River Indus: Medium Flood Ismail Chenab Lahore Khan !.
Ravi Musakhel Indus Punjab Dera Quetta Ghazi River Chenab: Low Flood !. Harnai Khan Sutlej
Sibi Kohlu Rajanpur Balochistan
Jaffarabad Jacobabad IRAN INDIA Qambar Shahdadkot
Legend
Heavy rains continue Severely affected by floods Las Bela Sindh between 31 July - 4 August
Hyderabad Karachi !.City Map doc: PAK745_v4 Karachi Thatta Disclaimer: Arabian Sea The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the art of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
For further information, please contact: References: Kamran Shariff Pakistan Meteorological Department: http://www.pmd.gov.pk Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Civil-Military Coordination and Preparedness Federal Flood Commission: http://www.ffc.gov.pk OCHA Pakistan NDMA Monsoon Updates [email protected], +92 346 856 36 40 Media reports For more information, please visit: http://www.pakresponse.info