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Pakistan Issues New Southern Flood Alert as Nationwide Toll Rises to at Least 746

Forecasts point to more dangerous rain through early September.

La gente camina por una calle inundada durante fuertes lluvias en Bombay el 18 de agosto de 2025.
Calle anegada tras una inundación repentina causada por las intensas lluvias, en el vecindario de Mingora, en el valle del Swat, en el noroeste de Pakistán
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Vecinos de la zona cargan el cuerpo de un niño para un funeral después de que fuera recuperado entre los restos de una casa tras inundaciones repentinas el lunes debidas a fuertes lluvias en Dalori, un pueblo en el distrito Swabi de la provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistán, el martes 19 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Muhammad Zubair)

Overview

  • Authorities warned of up to 100 millimeters of rain in parts of Sindh, including Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur.
  • At least 41 people died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since June 26 to no fewer than 746, according to disaster officials.
  • Rescuers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are searching for nearly 150 missing in Buner, where the confirmed dead rose to 290 and teams have distributed tents, food and clean water.
  • Schools in Karachi remained closed after Tuesday’s downpours flooded streets and disrupted daily life and services.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir were scheduled to visit flood-hit Swat and Buner on Wednesday.