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17 August 2010
New pictures of Attabad
Many thanks to David Butz, who is a Professor of Human Geography at Brock University in Canada, for sending to me a set of photographs of the situation at Attabad. David was there about eleven days ago, when the boat service was still running (it has now ceased due to a lack of fuel). David has kindly allowed me to post some pictures here – note however that he retains ownership …
Pakistan flood update: the Kirthar Canal
The floods in Pakistan continue to extend to new areas, increasing the magnitude of the impact on a daily basis. The PakMet hydrographs continue to show increasing flow levels. At Guddu the discharge is still rising, and is now close to the peak level reached in the first flood wave (click on “read more” to reveal the rest of this post): Meanwhile, as expected serious problems are developing in the area of …
16 August 2010
The rapidly developing flood crisis in Pakistan: 16th August 2010
The flood crisis in Pakistan continues to develop with a surprising pace. In an earlier post I suggested that this event might be Pakistan’s equivalent of Hurricane Katrina (i.e. a wake-up call for effective disaster management), but now it is starting to look more like the equivalent of the Haiti Earthquake – i.e. an event that is so catastrophic that the coping capacity of the state is exceeded. There is …
15 August 2010
Pakistan flood update – 15th August 2010
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 …
13 August 2010
Update on China and Pakistan – 13th August 2010
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 …
11 August 2010
Update on the disasters in China and Pakistan: 11th August 2010
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 …
10 August 2010
Updates for Pakistan, China and India flood and landslide crises, 10th August
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 …
9 August 2010
Updates on landslides and floods in Pakistan, China and India
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 …
8 August 2010
Meanwhile in Northern Pakistan…
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 …
Update on the Pakistan floods: 8th August 2010
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 …
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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