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Pakistan floods devastate crops, farmers warn of ‘billions’ in losses’
KARACHI: The president of a leading farmers association this week estimated that losses from devastating floods in Pakistan’s breadbasket province of Punjab may have already caused losses in billions of rupees for farmers, while financial analysts feared the impending shortage of agricultural commodities could lead to inflation and impact exports. Heavy monsoon rains and excess water released by Indian dams have caused catastrophic floods in Punjab since last week.
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arabnews.com
Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 30, displace over 1.5 million as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected as high floods in the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers submerged over 2,300 villages across…
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Pakistan to use satellites to gauge crop losses, compensate farmers after Punjab floods
KASUR, Pakistan: The administration of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province will use satellite imagery to assess crop losses from this week’s devastating floods and compensate…
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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 33, nearly 750,000 evacuated as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 33 people have been killed due to torrential rains and floods in Pakistan’s Punjab this week, a senior official confirmed on Sunday, as authorities ramp up…
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nytimes.com
Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket
Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.
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aljazeera.com
Two million impacted as Pakistan’s Punjab faces worst floods in its history
While South Asia’s seasonal monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, climate change is making it deadly.
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Pakistan’s Punjab braces for more rains, cross-border flooding with 33 dead, 8 injured
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province braced for heavy monsoon rains and more cross-border flooding from India on Monday, as officials put the death toll at 33 from deadly…
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Punjab flood devastation threatens Pakistan’s economy
CHINIOT: Across the fertile plains of Pakistan’s Punjab, families are struggling to rebuild their lives after the worst flooding in decades swept away homes, destroyed crops, and…
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Pakistan floods devastate crops, farmers warn of ‘billions’ in losses’
KARACHI: The president of a leading farmers association this week estimated that losses from devastating floods in Pakistan’s breadbasket province of Punjab may have already…
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Pakistan floods kill 43, displace 1.3 million in Punjab as rivers set to swell further
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday floods had killed at least 43 people in the last 10 days and displaced over 1.3 million in the breadbasket Punjab province, as swollen rivers…
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Pakistan’s textile industry braces for $3 billion cotton import bill as floods devastate crops
KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile manufacturers expect cotton imports to surge to as much as $3 billion this year, double last year’s bill, after floods devastated key growing areas in…
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Pakistan floods kill 43, displaces 1.3 million in Punjab as rivers set to swell further
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that floods had killed at least 43 people in the past 10 days and displaced more than 1.3 million in the breadbasket Punjab province, as…
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Pakistan sees increase in prices as floods destroy crops, threaten food shortages
ISLAMABAD: A senior official at Pakistan’s Ministry of Food Security warned on Wednesday that devastating floods in the breadbasket province of Punjab have caused prices of food…
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Nearly 4 million affected as floods swamp Pakistan’s Punjab, threaten city of Multan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s disaster management chief in Punjab warned on Thursday that the next 24 hours would be “extremely critical” as floods surged down the Chenab River,…
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Pakistan floods damaged 30 percent of wheat stocks, says business forum as traders call for imports
KARACHI: Floods in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have destroyed 30 percent of the country’s wheat stocks, a senior official of a leading business forum said this week, as a…