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Monsoon Rains Kill Seven in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab

The PDMA forecasts persistent heavy rains through July 11, prompting preemptive district alerts.

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Overview

  • Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon showers claimed at least seven lives and injured scores of people.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported five fatalities and one injury in Bunner, Malakand, and Mansehra districts, including two children.
  • In Punjab’s Rawalpindi and Gujranwala districts, collapsing dilapidated buildings killed a woman and a child and injured six others.
  • PDMA Director-General Irfan Ali Kathia has instructed district administrations to deliver immediate relief and deploy emergency medical services.
  • Late June pre-monsoon downpours killed 34 people and injured 46, underscoring the region’s ongoing vulnerability to seasonal flooding.