Overview

• Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reports 194 deaths this week across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, while Indian officials confirm at least 60 fatalities in Kishtwar district with dozens missing.
• Rescuers have evacuated roughly 1,600 tourists and pilgrims from flood-stranded mountain areas using helicopters and ground teams.
• A MI-17 rescue helicopter crashed in Mohmand district due to severe weather, killing all five crew members on board.
• Flash floods and landslides have washed away sections of the Karakoram Highway and cut off local roads and bridges, hampering aid delivery.
• Scientists say climate warming made recent monsoon downpours 10–15% more intense, and officials warn of further heavy rain-triggered landslides and glacial lake overflows.