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Pakistan floods and cloudbursts visualised in maps and satellite images​

Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.

 

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Karachi receives it 1st monsoon rains. Raining 🌧 since around 630am today.

 

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Karachi continues to receive heavy rain; main streets flooded, several areas without power​

Dawn.com | Imtiaz Ali
August 19, 2025



Commuters in Karachi pass through a road as rainfall lashed several parts of the city on Tuesday. — Usman Ahmed Khan

Karachi continues to receive heavy rainfall in several areas since Tuesday morning, triggering power outages throughout the city as traffic police advises citizens to take precautionary measures.

In a traffic advisory issued by Karachi Traffic Police at 8:11am, rain caused the traffic to slow down in multiple points across the city, including Sharea Faisal and the main National Highway.

The traffic police advised citizens to take precautionary measures in light of the situation, such as avoiding sudden braking, maintaining a slow speed and a safe distance from other vehicles on the road.

Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah has directed the district administration, the Sindh Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the health department, and Rescue 1122 to remain on high alert amid the situation.

He ordered the immediate drainage of rainwater and instructed the relevant administrations to remain in contact with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and the PDMA.

“All Deputy Commissioners should be present in the field with their staff,” the chief secretary said.

A Google Maps screenshot at 3pm on Tuesday shows traffic blockages at several thoroughfares across the city.

Separately, PMD, in a weather advisory, forecasted intermittent rains to continue throughout the day.

The minimum temperature is expected to remain at 28 degrees Celsius, while the humidity will be 85 per cent.

According to the Met Office, as of 8am, Saadi Town recorded the highest level of rain at 35.8mm, followed closely by Gulshan-i-Maymar at 33.3mm, while Nazimabad recorded 26mm, Gulshan-i-Hadeed 3mm, University Road 4.4mm, PAF Base Faisal 1mm, Korangi 4.6mm, Surjani Town 7mm, and Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase VII 3mm.

The Met Office further said that the following parts of Sindh have been forecasted to receive rain-wind/thundershower at isolated places: Tharparkar, Umarkot, Mithi, Thatta, Hyderabad, Badin, Dadu, Khairpur, Nausharo Feroze, Larkana, Jacobabad, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Islamkot, Nagarparkar, and Mirpur Khas.

 

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Climate change isn’t a distant threat, warn X users as floods wreak havoc in KP, GB and AJK​

Netizens are highlighting how environmental destruction worsens the impact of natural disasters.

Images Staff
19 Aug, 2025

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are facing calamitous floods that have killed at least 670 people since the monsoon season began in June. Rivers have swollen to engulf whole villages while landslides block critical roads and damage vital infrastructure. Amid all this destruction, netizens recognise the real culprit — climate change.

According to a recent press conference from the chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), around 80 to 90 people are unaccounted for in flood-hit areas, while over 1,000 have sustained injuries. He said the current spell of rain will likely subside by Friday, but that two to three more spells are expected between now and September 10. The NDMA chief said the situation is expected to normalise by the end of September.

Floods have become a recurring crisis in Pakistan during the yearly monsoon season. Last year’s floods killed 368 people, while those in 2022 killed at least 1,700. A member of the NDMA’s Disaster Risk Reduction unit said on Friday that, “the ongoing cloudbursts and heavy monsoon spells this year suggest that a [situation similar to 2022] cannot be ruled out”.

As updates on the disaster continue to roll out, users on X (formerly Twitter) were quick to point out a major cause of this widespread destruction.

Many, including Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, pointed out the disproportionate impact of climate change on Pakistan.

Celebrities also expressed their grief at the loss of life and called attention to the climate crisis.

People spoke their minds about how they feel about this crisis and what they think needs to be done.

 

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Karachi continues to receive heavy rainfall in several areas since Tuesday morning, triggering power outages throughout the city as traffic police advises citizens to take precautionary measures.

In a traffic advisory issued by Karachi Traffic Police at 8:11am, rain caused the traffic to slow down in multiple points across the city, including Sharea Faisal and the main National Highway.

Read more: https://www.dawn.com/news/1931859

 

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At least 358 dead as KP reels from devastating floods; rehabilitation efforts underway​

Zahid Imdad | Abdullah Zehri | Imtiaz Ali Taj | Imran Gabol
August 19, 2025



In this aerial picture, volunteers carry aid for residents, after flash floods hit Buner district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 18. — AFP

At least 358 people died as a result of heavy flooding and downpour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the last three days, while rehabilitation efforts are still underway as the province recovers from the record deluge, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday.

Record rains in KP, which started on August 15, have wreaked havoc across the province. Last week, the provincial government declared an emergency as torrential rains ravaged homes, displaced families, and left a trail of destruction across Buner, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, and beyond.

According to the latest data from the KP PDMA, 358 people have died in rain-related incidents since August 15, with Buner reporting the highest toll at 225. Another 181 people were injured, while the dead included 287 men, 41 women and 30 children.

Buner was the worst-hit district in the province, where flash flooding and building collapses left 225 people dead, including 193 men, 23 women and nine children, according to the report. Another 120 people sustained injuries.

 

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Rain lashes Karachi triggering urban flooding, power outages​

CM Sindh directs departments to stay on high alert during monsoon rains

Our Correspondent
August 19, 2025

Torrential monsoon rains lashed Karachi on Tuesday, triggering urban flooding in several neighbourhoods, disrupting traffic, and causing widespread power outages.

Dark clouds covered the city by afternoon, followed by heavy showers with strong winds in areas including Surjani Town, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Qayyumabad, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Nazimabad, and New Karachi.

 

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DG ISPR outlines on going rescue works in flood-hit zones​

Additional personnel deployed to flood-hit areas for restoration

Web Desk
August 19, 2025

DG ISPR outlines on going rescue works in flood-hit zones

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar briefed the media on Tuesday regarding the ongoing relief operations amid heavy monsoon rains and flooding.

DG ISPR said the Army, under the Chief of Army Staff’s direction, had intensified relief operations, rescuing 6,903 people and providing medical support through nine camps in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Eight army units were engaged in relief work in the province, while two battalions were operating in Buner. Army Aviation was also assisting in rescue and supply missions.

Tarar said that, on the Prime Minister’s directives, relief activities had been expedited in the affected regions, with the NDMA, Pakistan Army, and federal and provincial governments coordinating closely.

He added that so far, 25,000 people had been relocated to safe areas.

The NDMA chairman reported that 670 people had died and 1,000 were injured due to rains, floods, and landslides, while many missing persons’ bodies had been recovered.

He said new spells of heavy rain were expected until August 23, with contingency measures already in place.

Relief supplies, including food and medicines, were being dispatched under the Prime Minister’s ration package to five districts.

Since August 17, 25,000 people have been rescued and given medical care.

 

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There is not a single year where Pakistan has not been affected by floods. The poor people will continue to suffer while Shabaz Shareef and his crooks do nothing except continue to develop Lahore.

Remember when shabaz sharif told all these idiots to create fassad to stop dams and water reservoirs being made?

 

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Rain fury claims 25 lives in Swabi​

K-P monsoon death toll climbs to 341, Govt releases Rs3 billion for relief, PDMA warns of more rains until 21st

MUHAMMAD SHOAIB
August 19, 2025

Rescue workers and residents search for victims in the debris of a collapsed house after a cloudburst in Dolari village of Swabi district. Photo: AFP

SWABI: Flash floods triggered by a powerful cloudburst and lightning struck the remote mountainous region of Gadoon-Amazai in Swabi district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) early Monday, leaving at least 25 people dead and 35 others injured.

Entire villages were submerged as torrential waters swept away homes, livestock, and infrastructure, adding to the mounting toll of this year's devastating monsoon season. "A cloudburst in Swabi completely destroyed several houses," a district official told AFP.

According to locals, the sudden surge of gushing water destroyed dozens of houses in Dalori Bala, Sarkoi Payan, and Karnal Sher Kallay villages, burying families under mud and rubble. "At least 40 people are still missing," a local resident said.

Swabi Deputy Commissioner Nasrullah Khan confirmed that 20 people perished in Dalori Bala alone, with only 10 bodies recovered so far. In Sarkoi Payan, two women and their children were swept away, while in Karnal Sher Kallay, a young man drowned in floodwaters.

Elsewhere, landslides buried vehicles in Bada village, and several roofs collapsed in Kolagar. The causeway linking Topi with Marghuz and Zaida was swept away, while electricity pylons and mobile communication networks crumbled under the force of the rains.

Two Pakistan Army helicopters were dispatched to airlift survivors, while Rescue 1122 teams from Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, and Haripur joined operations. Tayyab Abdullah, director general of Rescue 1122, reached Swabi to personally supervise the mission, deploying more than 90 personnel, 13 ambulances, disaster vehicles, water units, and specialised equipment.