Pakistan
Pakistan is greatly affected by natural disasters, including earthquakes and cyclones. Some previously recorded natural disasters in this area are:
List of earthquakes in Pakistan:
Date |
Magnitude |
Deaths |
Province |
893-894 |
7.5 |
150,000 |
Sindh |
2 May 1668 |
7.6 |
50,000 |
Sindh |
16 June 1819 |
7.5 |
3,200 |
Sindh |
16 September 1827 |
|
1,000 |
Punjab |
20 December 1892 |
6.8 |
|
Balochistan |
20 October 1909 |
7 |
100 |
Balochistan |
1 February 1929 |
7 |
|
|
Cyclone Yemyin
Cyclone Yemyin was a deadly tropical cyclone that made landfalls on India and Pakistan. The Pakistan Meteorological Department referred to Tropical Cyclone 03B as "Tropical Cyclone Yemyin". At the time, the official WMO body responsible for tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), did not name the storm. However, the IMD reassessed the system to have reached cyclonic storm strength, and retroactively named the storm Yemyin.
If you are in the area and need to contact the emergency services you can call
Ambulance: 115
Fire brigade: 16
Police: 15
