Overview

• Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province reports at least 307 deaths in 48 hours, pushing the national toll above 320.
• Indian authorities confirm about 60 fatalities in Kashmir’s Chositi district and warn that dozens of pilgrims remain missing after makeshift kitchens were washed away.
• Over 2,000 military and civilian rescuers in Pakistan and joint search teams in India are overcoming blocked roads and landslides to evacuate survivors and recover bodies.
• Six Pakistani mountain districts have been declared disaster zones as authorities conduct evacuations under warnings of further heavy rain.
• Experts attribute the intensifying monsoon extremes to climate change and unregulated land use, with meteorological services forecasting additional downpours.