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Cloudbursts Drive Deadly Floods Across Pakistan, India and Northern China

Officials link the unusual downpours to shifting climate patterns.

Search and rescue operation underway at cloudburst-hit Chisoti village, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, on Monday. (PTI)
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Rescue workers search for survivors after a flash flood in Yuzhong county, in China�s northwest Gansu province on August 8, 2025.
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Overview

  • In northwestern Pakistan, officials report at least 360 deaths since Friday across the country and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, with more than 100 people still missing and Buner district alone accounting for at least 207 fatalities.
  • Rescuers and the military continue searches in remote valleys, with fresh floods killing 15 in Swabi on Monday and residents alleging they received no evacuation warnings as authorities defend their early-warning system.
  • In India’s Jammu and Kashmir, the Kishtwar cloudburst death toll stands at 64, with 39 still unaccounted for, as multi-agency teams and Army engineers build a Bailey bridge and keep the Machail Mata pilgrimage suspended.
  • Himachal Pradesh reported a new cloudburst in Kullu’s Lug valley, the evacuation of families after a Shimla landslide, and 389 road closures, with the state’s monsoon death toll at 268 and widespread power and water disruptions.
  • Northern China’s recent storms have killed 13 people, including new fatalities in Ordos after more than 200mm of rain, as searches continue around Bayannur’s swept-away campsite and more downpours are forecast.