Overview

• Official tallies put the season’s death toll at 1,860, with 1,109 reported in India since late May and 759 in Pakistan since June 26.
• Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province accounts for more than 370 deaths since Aug. 15, including at least 228 in Buner district with more people still missing.
• In India, at least 60 people died and over 200 were reported missing after a cloudburst-driven surge hit Chashoti in Kashmir, as Mumbai logged 875 mm of rain in five days and Uttarakhand saw a village washed away.
• Scientists link the intensifying deluges to a warmer atmosphere that holds more moisture, with experts noting rainfall intensity can rise roughly 7% per 1°C of warming and even higher in some settings.
• Forecasters note cloudbursts meet the IMD’s 4 inches per hour threshold yet remain impossible to pinpoint in time and place, prompting calls for stronger local warnings, community drills, and flood‑resilient infrastructure.