1992 India–Pakistan floods

1992 India–Pakistan floods
Date7 September 1992 (1992-09-07) – unknown
LocationAzad Kashmir, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, North-West Frontier Province
CauseHeavy rain
Landslide
Severe weather
Deaths2,496 total
2,000 – Azad Kashmir
296 – Punjab(Pakistan)
200 – Jammu and Kashmir
Property damage$1 billion (estimated)
9.3 million affected
350,000 families went homeless
12,672 villages swept away
160,000 cattle drowned
80% bridges and roads destroyed
3.3 million evacuated

The 1992 India–Pakistan floods was a deadly flood caused by a five days long heavy monsoon rains and severe weather that occurred on 7 September 1992 across the north-Pakistan of Azad Kashmir, North-West Frontier Province and Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Severe floods left at least 2,496 fatalities, including 2,000 deaths in Pakistan administered state, 296 in Punjab province, and 200 in northern India with several others missing. The floods swept away more than 12,672 villages and several people were buried alive due to landslides near mountains. Punjab, that shares its borders with Azad Kashmir, suffered a heavy agriculture loss in its economic history.

The floods evacuated 3.3 million people from the affected areas. Initial reports cited between 900 and 1,000 dead with 1,000 missing.