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precipitation along the lower Himalayas in the catchments area of River Jhelum, Chenab,
Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, and rarely to the Indus, which flows through the Karakoram ranges
into Pakistan (Fig-3). Floods normally occur in July to September when the precipitation
water input is augmented by snowmelt. Floods particularly hit Punjab and Sindh but flash
floods hit NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan and the northern federally administrated areas.
Riverine floods impact human lives, infrastructure, crops, livestock, housing and other
livelihoods of local communities. Because of the water intensity and velocity, flash floods
have a much more devastating impact on human life, housing, infrastructure, crops,
livestock and other related livelihoods. Flash floods occur in the NWFP, southern parts of
Punjab, central and northern parts of Sindh and some parts of Balochistan. The
following districts are vulnerable to floods and flash floods:-
District Province
(1) Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Kech, Khuzdar, Lasbella and
Naseerabad
Balochistan
(2) Charsada, Dera Ismail Khan, Nowshehra and Peshawar NWFP
(3) Badin, Dadu, Karachi, Kambar, Shahdadkot, Naushehro
Feroz, Sanghar, Thatta and Jamshoro
Sindh
(4) Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujrat, Jhang, Bhakkar, Kasur,
Lahore, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and Sialkot
Punjab
(5) Bagh and Bhimber AJ & K
(6) Diamer Gilgit-Baltistan
(7) FATA
6. Geographical Exposure
Floods
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Fig-3
Disaster Risks in Pakistan