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Pakistan Monsoon Deluges Leave Nearly 700 Dead as Relief Push Widens

Forecasts point to renewed downpours through September 10.

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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Overview

  • Since late June, officials report 695 deaths from flash floods and landslides driven by torrential monsoon rains across Pakistan.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 358 fatalities, including more than 200 in the hardest-hit Buner district.
  • The National Disaster Management Authority says 2,934 homes were damaged nationwide, with 1,009 destroyed, and Punjab reports 582 injured.
  • Extreme bursts included more than 150 mm of rain in an hour in Buner on Friday, and provincial officials said 30 children were among the dead in a separate hour-long 100 mm deluge.
  • The NDMA reports ongoing deliveries of tents, blankets, generators, pumps, medicines, and rations to affected areas, and authorities have issued warnings for further heavy rain through September 10.