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Monsoon Floods Kill Hundreds in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir

Ongoing torrential rains have washed out roads, triggering landslides which stall rescue operations under severe access constraints.

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Buildings damaged by Thursday's flash floods are seen in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Overview

  • Official tallies record at least 300 deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and about 60 in the Kishtwar district of Indian-administered Kashmir, with many still missing or injured.
  • Roughly 2,000 military personnel, provincial disaster teams, NDRF, SDRF and volunteers have been deployed for search and relief missions across remote, rain-battered terrain.
  • Authorities have declared Buner, Bajaur, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra and Battagram districts as disaster-hit and established makeshift relief camps for displaced families.
  • An MI-17 helicopter carrying relief supplies crashed in Mohmand district during bad weather, killing all five crew members and highlighting operational hazards.
  • Meteorological departments have issued heavy-rain alerts and forecast further downpours, raising the risk of additional flash floods and landslides.