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Pakistan issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting

A Pakistani province is warning of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting

Riaz Khan  Independent 20th April 2024

 A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and
warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday. The country has
witnessed days of extreme weather, killing scores of people and destroying
property and farmland. Experts say Pakistan is experiencing heavier rains
than normal in April because of climate change. In the mountainous
northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been hit particularly
hard by the deluges, authorities issued a flood alert because of the
melting of glaciers in several districts.
more https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/pakistan-flooding-climate-change-latest-b2531924.html

April 23, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, Pakistan