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Monsoon Floods Kill 344 in Pakistan as Rescuers Face Ongoing Deluge

Mountain districts have been declared disaster zones with meteorologists warning of heavier rains over the next two weeks

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Ein Mann und sein Sohn versuchen inmitten ihres von den Fluten zertrümmerten Hauses, ihre Waschmaschine aus dem Matsch zu ziehen.
Die ohnehin hohe Zahl der Todesopfer durch Sturzfluten in Pakistan droht deutlich zu steigen. Zusätzlich zu den fast 350 Todesopfern würden noch immer rund 200 Menschen vermisst, teilten die Behörden in der nördlichen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mit.

Overview

  • Flash floods and mudslides in northern Pakistan have claimed at least 344 lives, including 324 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while roughly 150 people are still missing in Buner district after entire settlements were buried
  • About 2,000 rescue personnel are operating across nine districts but face washed-out roads, collapsed bridges and widespread power and mobile network outages that force many teams to proceed on foot
  • A relief helicopter crashed in Mohmand district due to poor weather, killing all five crew members and further straining aid operations in remote areas
  • Regional authorities have designated six mountain districts as disaster zones to fast-track relief deliveries and mobilize additional resources
  • The season’s heavy rains have driven Pakistan’s monsoon death toll past 650, reinforcing expert warnings that a warming climate is intensifying extreme downpours