2014 India–Pakistan floods
In September 2014, the Kashmir region suffered disastrous floods across many of its districts caused by torrential rainfall. The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the Pakistani territories of Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the province of Punjab were affected by these floods. By 24 September 2014, nearly 277 people in India and about 280 people in Pakistan had died due to the floods.
This image of the northern Indian subcontinent captured by NASA on 4 September 2014 shows heavy clouds over Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Date | 2–26 September 2014 |
|---|---|
| Location | India Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Azad Kashmir Gilgit-Baltistan Punjab |
| Deaths | 557 277 in India 280 in Pakistan |
| Property damage | 2,550 villages affected 80,000 people evacuated |
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