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CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW
In 2024, Pakistan has experienced an exceptionally intense monsoon season (typically from July–September), leading to extensive damage and casualties. In some parts of the country, rainfall levels have reached up to 318% above normal. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, rainfall during the first two months of the season was 60% above average (VOA 05/09/2024; ACF 24/09/2024; AP 13/06/2024). During the monsoon season, Pakistan typically experiences heavy rainfall and flooding, causing significant damage to infrastructure, homes, and agricultural land (IPD 15/07/2024). In 2024, these rains have increased the water level in various rivers, causing landslides and flooding in several districts (IR 02/09/2024).
From early July till 23 September, 368 people (including more than 150 children) perished from monsoon-related disasters, while 700 (including over 200 children) sustained injuries (ECHO 23/09/2024; IFRC 17/09/2024; STC 04/09/2024).
Since July, heavy rains and floods have damaged or destroyed more than 78,600 houses, over 500km of roads, and 40 bridges. The floods have destroyed about 58,800 acres of farmland, significantly affecting the livelihoods of farmers, and led to the loss of nearly 2,000 livestock heads (OCHA 11/09/24; ECHO 23/09/2024; IFRC 17/09/2024).
By 23 September, the rains and floods from the monsoon had affected almost 551,100 people across the country. The hardest hit were Balochistan and Sindh, with over 508,000 people affected in both provinces. On 1 September alone, heavy rains killed 13 people, injured 15, and damaged more than 1,000 homes in these provinces. The Government has since declared 13 districts as calamity-hit (ECHO 23/09/2024; OCHA 10/09/2024; IFRC 17/09/2024).
In Sindh province, the rains and flooding have displaced at least 143,200 people. There are no reported figures available for displaced people in other provinces, although estimates point to around 168,000 in Balochistan and 10,100 in Punjab (ECHO 23/09/2024; OCHA 10/09/2024; IFRC 17/09/2024).
By 10 July, Pakistan was hosting nearly three million Afghan refugees. Afghan refugees live in all the affected provinces, such as Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh. 58.1% of registered refugees live in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (UNHCR accessed 07/10/2024; AI 11/07/2024; AJ 10/07/2024). Historical data shows that repeated flooding has affected refugee camps by uprooting their temporary shelters and damaging WASH facilities (UNHCR 02/09/2022)