This exceptional rainfall recorded during the month killed at least 144 people in the country.
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If a large part of Asia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave, Pakistan has just experienced its “the rainiest April since 1961”. As is often the case in the country, the fifth most populous in the world and one of the most exposed to extreme weather phenomena, experts and meteorologists point the finger at climate change.
April rains have already killed at least 144 people, including dozens of children when their homes collapsed in torrential rains. But the monsoon, accompanied by its share of floods, flash floods and damage, is due to arrive in July and will last until September.
In April, precipitation reached “59.3mm”, well beyond the usual averages of 22.5 mm, details a report from the meteorological services published Friday. In the province of Baluchistan, on the borders of Iran and Afghanistan, precipitation was four and a half times higher than seasonal norms.
In addition to flooding, the country has also been hit by deadly heatwaves and some of the worst air pollution in the world.
