15 August 2010 08:24 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The second flood wave is now starting to affect the most devastated areas of Sindh. The PakMet FFD hydrograph for Guddu has started to show an increase in discharge once again: Note that the flood level has been above the exceptionally high (danger) level for ten days now. Downstream at Sukkur the water level continues to fall very slowly, again remaining well above the danger level: Expect this to start …
Tags: flash flood, pakistan, satellite
13 August 2010 08:31 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
1. The Gansu landslide in ChinaThe rescue operations in Gansu have now clearly transitioned into a recovery and rehabilitation phase, greatly hampered by continuing very heavy rainfall in the area. Landslides are continuing to occur in the area, with resultant casualties. Tom Dijkstra of Loughborough University visited the site as part of a trip to look at collaborative landslide research in the area back in November. He has kindly sent …
Tags: china, flood, landslide report, pakistan
11 August 2010 20:44 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Apologies for the tardiness of this update – it has been a busy day! First a heads-up, I will write a post to go on the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience blog on these disasters in the context of climate change in the next couple of days. I will signpost the piece here when it is ready. 1. PakistanThe sheer magnitude of the disaster in Pakistan is difficult to …
Tags: china, Gansu, landslide report, pakistan
10 August 2010 08:47 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
As yesterday, this is a brief review of the state of play with the three substantial landslide and flood crises in Asia. 1. PakistanThe flood wave continues to work its way down the Indus, and is now in the Province of Sindh. As forecast, heavy rainfall exacerbated the situation yesterday, with totals of over 100 mm in some areas of the province. Kyber-Pakhtunkhwa also saw falls of 30 mm …
Tags: china, India, landslide report, monsoon, pakistan
9 August 2010 11:59 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
It is rather difficult to keep up with all the landslides occurring in Asia at present, so for now I’ll provide a brief review of the current situation across the three major areas affected: 1. PakistanThe situation in Pakistan becomes increasingly desperate. Further heavy rainfall in the mountains in the northwest has meant increased landslide and flood occurrence, and a huge reduction in the aid effort. The FFD hydrographs in …
Tags: china, India, landslide report, pakistan
8 August 2010 11:49 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Amidst the appalling tragedies playing out in southern Pakistan and in China, Northwest Pakistan continues to grapple with its own problems. Unfortunately the problems at Attabad have not gone away as yet, even though the NDMA reports on the situation have now dried up completely. However, the Pamir Times are still on the case, with a somewhat concerning report yesterday that “Three more houses were dismantled in Gulmit Gojal due …
Tags: Attabad, barrier lake, landslide report, pakistan
8 August 2010 10:18 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The Indus flood wave is continuing to flow steadily southwards across the country. The annotated WHO flood map below, from my earlier post, is for reference in terms of the locations of the hydrograph stations: The Pakmet hydrograph data shows that the water level at Taunsa is now declining markedly, although it remains in the defined “high” flood category: Downstream at Guddu, the discharge has been rising, although it should …
Tags: flood, hydrograph, pakistan
6 August 2010 07:39 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The flood wave in Pakistan continues to travel down the Indus River and is now approaching Sukkur. The authorities are responding with a large-scale evacuation of low-lying communities – The Nation reports that 500,000 people are being relocated but that 1.5 million people are likely to be affected. The latest FFD hydrographs depict the situation very clearly. The locations of the gauging stations are shown on this annotated 2007 OCHA …
Tags: flood, pakistan
5 August 2010 19:46 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The media have now cottoned onto the fact that the flood wave is causing destruction downstream from the northwest of Pakistan, an issue that I have been highlighting for some days. The flood waters are certainly abating now in Taunsa, although note that three days after the peak the discharge is still above the “very high” level: Meanwhile, at Guddu the water level is still rising, and is now close …
Tags: Attabad, flood, landslide report, pakistan
4 August 2010 08:10 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The flood and landslide disaster in Pakistan continues to play out in slow motion. The recovery operation in the north of the country continues to be hampered by the level of destruction inflicted upon the roads. The Pamir Times yesterday posted some images of the Karakoram Highway north of Gilgit, which serve to show all too well just how difficult the recovery operations are going to be: The areas affected …
Tags: flood, pakistan
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