Monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides across Pakistan since June, with 759 people killed, including 186 children, and 993 injured. More than 4,000 houses have been damaged. The Buner district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been hardest hit, with over 200 deaths and extensive destruction of homes and public infrastructure since August 14. Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have also been affected. Karachi and the Sindh province experienced severe inundation following heavy downpours that submerged vehicles and paralyzed the port city of 20 million people. Forecasters warn of further downpours until Saturday, and recent days saw dozens of additional fatalities reported nationwide.
Further flooding is predicted in cities including Karachi in the south of Pakistan. Pakistan has been reeling from flooding triggered by torrential rains, with nearly 400 people killed since August 14. On Wednesday, Karachi was inundated following a heavy downpour, paralysing the southern port city of 20 million people less than a week after deadly flash floods swept away villages in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Buner district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been the worst hit, with more than 200 people killed and extensive damage to homes and public infrastructure across the northwestern mountainous province since August 14. The Himalayan region of Gilgit-Baltistan, as well as Pakistan-administered Kashmir, was also affected. Karachi, the capital of the southern Sindh province, was hit by floods after rainfall on Tuesday. Videos circulating on social media showed cars and motorbikes submerged in water.
On Thursday, nine people died and 15 were injured across the country, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Seven of these deaths were in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while two were in Sindh. On Wednesday, 41 people died and 11 people were injured across the country. At least 19 of these deaths were in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11 deaths were in Sindh, and 11 deaths were reported in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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