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Nine Die in Swat River Flash Floods as Rescue Teams Search for Missing Tourists

Authorities have mobilized nearly 100 rescuers across five locations to find missing family members following sudden floods

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Overview

  • Nine members of a visiting family were killed when pre-monsoon rains triggered flash floods on the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
  • Four family members remain missing and four others have been rescued, district administrator Shehzad Mahboob reported.
  • Rescue 1122 director general Shah Fahad said 80 personnel are leading an almost 100-strong operation across five flood-hit sites.
  • At least ten additional fatalities were recorded in eastern Punjab and southern Sindh in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours.
  • Weather forecasters predict continued rains through the week but expect a lighter monsoon season than the record floods of 2022.