Over the last ten days, heavy rains and flash floods in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwar, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir have killed 400 people and injured more than 190 others, according to authorities. While more than 20,000 people remain displaced due to the flooding, Pakistan’s Meteorological Department says that a new monsoon system is forecast, andd heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the coming days.
On Monday, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) reported that monsoon rains are affecting several provinces of Pakistan, causing floods, flash floods, landslides and other severe weather incidents, with more heavy rainfall forecast over much of the country over the next 24 hours.
Since the start of the 2025 monsoon season on June 26, Pakistan has faced extensive destruction from heavy rains and floods. There have been 798 reported fatalities, more than 1,000 injuries and over 7,000 damaged or destroyed houses and buildings across the country. More than 5,500 livestock have been lost.
This new flooding comes at a time when people in Pakistan are still dealing with the aftermath of extreme weather events, including historic floods in 2022 and the 2023 monsoon rains.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday that those affected by the flooding require supplies for shelter, medical assistance, cash for work, hygiene kits, clean drinking water, education, as well as protection support, particularly for women and girls.
According to OCHA, Pakistani authorities are leading the humanitarian response with support from the UN and local partners. Over the weekend, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, released US$600,000 from the regional pooled fund to support ongoing efforts.
In Punjab Province, more than 80,000 people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas along the River Sutlej and relocated to safer locations, including 94 government relief camps, according to ECHO.
Many people in at-risk districts are still recovering from disastrous floods in 2022 that affected 33 million people, left 7.9 million displaced, as well as monsoon rains in 2023 that hit nearly 900,000.