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Afghanistan, Pakistan - Severe weather and floods, update (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 April 2024)

  • Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are still affecting Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading to severe weather-related incidents, casualties and damages.

  • As of 17 April, media report 62 fatalities in Pakistan across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces. In addition, 37 were injured and 1,026 damaged houses have been reported.

  • A state of emergency has been declared for the country. On 15 April, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa published an emergency declaration.

  • In Afghanistan, authorities report at least 50 fatalities, 36 injured people, more than 23,000 affected people and 706 destroyed houses across 20 Provinces.

  • For the next 24 hours, more rainfall, with locally heavy rainfall, is expected in most parts of the two countries. Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority alert that a spell of rain, wind and thunderstorms will engulf most parts of Pakistan from 16-22 April.