According to the National Disaster Management Authority, the vast majority of victims were registered in the mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where at least 328 people have died since Friday (15)
The rains of monsoons in They have caused flooding and landslides that have killed more than 350 people in the last 48 hours, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of the country, while authorities warn that a new and intense phase of precipitation begins on Sunday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed in its last report that the vast majority of victims were recorded in the mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where at least 328 people have died since Friday.
The province became the epicenter of the catastrophe, with 11 affected districts, according to a spokesman for the provincial government. “The total number of people affected by floods is 3,817,” said spokesman Muhammad Ali Saif in a statement. Authorities and rescue teams struggle to reach the most remote areas, where they fear that dozens of people are still stuck. The floods destroyed housing, bridges and killed cattle heads, complicating the work of help.
With these last numbers, the balance of dead in Pakistan since the beginning of the monsoon season on June 26 reaches 645 people, and the injured exceed 900, according to NDMA data. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that the monsoon currents will intensify from Sunday until Thursday, scheduled for widespread and “very strong” rainfall in the Caxemira and Punjab regions, which can cause new sudden floods and river overflowing.
The Punjab Province Disaster Management Authority has already issued red alerts to various districts due to increased river levels, fueled by rainfall and the defrost of glaciers in the north of the country. This new catastrophe highlights the vulnerability of Pakistan to extreme weather phenomena, which scientists attribute to. The floods of 2010, 2022 and now 2025 mark an increasingly severe disaster chain. In 2022, unprecedented rains flooded a third of the country, killed more than 1,700 people and caused economic losses of more than $ 30 billion.
*With information from EFE
