Situation Updates

Prepared by the Communications Office August 26, 2020 This year’s fifth monsoon spell in Pakistan started on Monday August 24th and continued throughout Tuesday, swamping districts...

Photo credit: TRT World This year’s fourth spell of monsoon rains, with three days of continuous downpour, has claimed at least sixty-eight lives, left many...

Photo credit: globalvillagespace.com Prepared by Community World Service Asia’s Communications Office At least seven people were killed and dozens of others wounded in different rain-related incidents...

Photo credit: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn Pakistan has been hit by severe locust infestations since June 2019. The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned of ‘potentially serious food...

Pakistan has recently experienced a fierce desert locust attack. On February 1st, the Government of Pakistan declared the attack as a national emergency due...

AJK Earthquake leaves thousands homeless Large areas of the districts Mirpur and Bimber of Pakistan’s Azad, Jamu & Kashmir (AJK) province were severely jolted...

Large areas of the District Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), were jolted on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake with...

The low rainfall trend in the last five years  in Pakistan has resulted in drought conditions in most of southern Pakistan, where...

photo credit: www.afp.com The prevailing drought like situation is likely to worsen in coming days mainly because of insufficient rainfall during the monsoon season. Overall, Pakistan...

District Tharparkar is currently faced with a drought like situation due to minimal rains in the region. This is leading to adverse effects on...