Surprising floods in Pakistan kill hundreds, and rain impedes the rescue

16 أغسطس/ آب 2025

The death toll from the floods caused by the heavy seasonal rain in Pakistan and the part that it runs from Kashmir is rapidly rising, with the confirmation of the killing of at least 307 people.

The largest number of victims in the state of Khaybar Bakhmongua, adjacent to Afghanistan, was signed, according to the Local Disaster Management Authority.

Most of the victims died due to sudden floods and the collapse of homes or an electric shock or thunderstorm, according to Agence France -Presse.

The Disaster Management Authority in Khaybar Bakhtongua said that many areas were announced "disaster", and indicated that more than 2,000 rescue elements to participate in the recovery of bodies from under the rubble and the implementation of relief operations, while the rain still hinders the rescue efforts.

It was damaged by at least 74 houses, while a rescue plane crashed, killing its five individuals crew.

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9 people were killed in the Pakistani part of Kashmir, according to the authorities.

According to meteorological specialists, heavy rains are expected until August 21 in the northwest of the country, where several areas announced that they are "disaster".

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According to the press statements of the agency's spokesman in the state of Khyber Bakhtongua, Bilal Ahmed Fazi, "heavy rains, soil slippage and severed roads hinder the arrival of ambulances and rescue elements are forced to move on foot."

"The rescue teams want to evacuate the survivors, but a few of them are ready to leave because their relatives are still trapped under the rubble."

"When I woke up this morning, the land that our family had been planting for generations, and the small field where we were playing crickets for years, had disappeared."

The 48 -year -old added: "It seems as if the mountain has collapsed, the area is covered with mud and huge rocks," noting that he recovered "19 bodies under the rubble."

He continued: "We continue to search for missing relatives, and every time we find a body we feel deeply sad, but also comfortably to know that the family will be able to restore the body."

As for Saif Allah Khan (32 years old), he explained that "the residents collect the bodies and establish the funeral prayer on them ... but we still do not know who is alive and its difference." He added: "I found the bodies of a number of my students and ask myself what they did to deserve this."

In the India -controlled part of Kashmir, rescue workers recovered the bodies of mud and rubble, on Friday, after flooding a village in the Himalayas, killing at least 60 people and washed away by dozens of others, while 80 people are still missing.

Likewise, five people were killed in the Glogte Tourist area in the far north of Pakistan, which are popular, especially in the summer, as mountain climbers from all over the world intended, and the authorities now recommend avoiding them.

In general, since the beginning of the "unusual" rainy season, 657 people, including hundreds of children, were killed, and 888 people were injured, according to the authorities.

Pakistan is the fifth largest country in the world in terms of population, and is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change effects, and the authorities warned that the rains would intensify more during the next two weeks.

Scientists say climate change made weather phenomena more severe and frequent.

In July, Punjab, which includes about half of the 255 million Pakistan population, recorded an increase in rainfall by 73 percent compared to the previous year, and the number of larger deaths compared to the entire previous rainy season.

The seasonal rains to South Asia carry about 70 to 80 percent of its rain, which is vital for agriculture and food security, but also brings damage.