2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wildfires
From the end of May to mid June 2022, more than 200 forest fires in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa damaged 14,430 acres of forests and pastures.[1] While 402 incidents of forest fires were reported in one month. The highest number of 129 forest fires was reported in Abbottabad District. According to the report, forest fires broke out at 55 places in Mansehra District, 29 in Lakki Marwat District, 39 in Dera Ismail Khan District and 24 in Swat District.[2][3][4]
| 2022 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | May 2022 – June 2022 |
| Burned area | 14,430 acres |
| Land use | Forests and pastures |
| Deaths | 4 |
Haripur wildfire
On 16 May 2022, hundreds of acres of forest trees reduced to ashes in 70% of the forest area.
Shangla District wildfire
On 4 June 2022, a forest fire in Ali Jan Capri area of Chakesar, a remote area of Shangla District, killed 4 member of a family.
References
- Ashfaq, Mohammad (12 June 2022). "KP wildfires damage forests, pastures over 14,430 acres in fortnight, reveals report". Dawn. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "خیبرپختونخوا ,صرف1 ماہ میں جنگلات میں آگ لگنے کے 402 واقعات، تحقیقات شروع". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "Human action causes 55 wildfires". The Express Tribune. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "Wildfires in KP". The Nation. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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