
Monsoon havoc in Pakistan leaves 266 useless, over 600 injured since June 26
Residents stroll on a broken street following a cloudburst-triggered landslide and flash flood on a freeway close to the Chilas district, northern Pakistan, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
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In its newest report, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) mentioned that 14 folks had been killed and 17 had been injured in rain-related incidents within the final 24 hours alone. The total toll consists of 94 males, 46 girls and 126 youngsters.
Punjab has recorded the best variety of casualties at 144, adopted by 63 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan, 10 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and eight in Islamabad.
Injuries had been additionally widespread, with 488 reported in Punjab, 69 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40 in Sindh, 18 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, 4 in Balochistan and three in Islamabad.
Heavy rains and flash floods have triggered widespread harm to property and infrastructure. In the previous 24 hours, 246 homes had been broken and 38 livestock had been misplaced. Since the beginning of the monsoon, over 1,250 properties have been broken and 366 animals have died.
In Punjab, Governor Sardar Salim Haider visited flood-affected areas in Pindi Bhattian and acknowledged the widespread destruction.
A essential flood scenario has developed in Chachh, Attock, because the Indus River swells with outflows from Tarbela Dam. In Chiniot, low-level flooding was reported within the Chenab River.
In Haripur’s Khanpur Tehsil, landslides broken a number of homes, whereas a street in Hali Bagh Kalali remained blocked for 2 days due to an enormous slide, delaying aid efforts.
Published – July 25, 2025 01:57 pm IST
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