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Karachi Floods 2022 A Human Story of Resilience and Lessons

Introduction

Karachi in the summer of 2022 faced one of its most challenging moments ever
As monsoon rains turned streets into rivers homes into shelters and communities into lifelines the city learned hard lessons about preparation response and hope

The Floods Arrive

Between mid‑June and October 2022 Pakistan experienced catastrophic floods that submerged about one‑third of the country and deeply affected

Karachi and Sindh region floods

Karachi saw unprecedented rainfall including two days in July when the city recorded over 200 mm each day—a rarity considering its normal annual rainfall

The flooding resulted from heavy

monsoon rains amplified by rapid glacier melt and poor infrastructure that lacked drainage capacity

Human Impact and Struggles

Thousands lost their homes livelihoods and loved ones
In Sindh over 10 million people were displaced while dam failures and overwhelmed drainage systems made recovery harder

The health crisis was immediat

with rampant cases of diarrhoea malaria skin infections and dengue threatening survivors in relief camps

Lessons Learned and Underlying Problems one is floods 

Karachi’s annual flooding reflects deeper issues than just rain
Experts point to decades of neglect poor urban planning blocked nullahs and rampant informal settlement near drainage channels as key contributing factors

The floods revealed the urgent need

for climate adaptation infrastructure and equitable urban governance

Recovery and the Path Ahead floods

Recovery has been slow but not silent
By late 2024 many destroyed homes in Sindh were still under reconstruction while millions remained displaced
In early 2023 Pakistan and the UN convened in Geneva to launch a recovery framework with global support and a Resilient Recovery Rehabilitation Reconstruction Framework (4RF)

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Closing Thoughts floods in Karachi 

The Karachi floods of 2022 serve as a wakeup call
They remind us that extreme weather events are human stories first—of loss and suffering but also of courage and redemption
To build a safer future Karachi must learn from the past invest in resilient infrastructure and ensure no one is left behind

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