Overview

• Officials report over 200 deaths in flash floods and landslides across Himalayan border districts in the past 24 hours, with hundreds more unaccounted for.
• Rescue teams have evacuated roughly 1,600 people from Chositi in Kishtwar and about 1,300 tourists from Pakistan’s Siran Valley using boats, helicopters and heavy equipment.
• Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority has recorded more than 477 monsoon-related fatalities since June and issued fresh glacial lake overflow alerts, advising travelers to avoid vulnerable routes.
• A World Weather Attribution study estimates recent cloudbursts were 10–15% more intense due to human-driven warming, exacerbating flood and landslide hazards.
• Experts say unplanned development and hydropower projects on steep Himalayan slopes magnify the destructive impact of sudden downpours on communities and infrastructure.