US EditionPunjab Buckles Under Deluge
PUNJAB PROVINCE, PAKISTAN, JUL 17 – Punjab government declared a rain emergency after 63 deaths and nearly 300 injuries in 24 hours amid record 427mm rainfall in Chakwal, with flood risks continuing, officials said.
- On July 17, 2025, Punjab province experienced 63 deaths and 290 injuries amid record rainfall and flooding.
- This year’s monsoon season is linked to NDMA warning earlier this year, as the aggressive system is driven by climate factors, according to officials.
- NDMA data show 427 millimeters of rain hit Chakwal, NDMA said, highlighting extreme flooding risks.
- Rescue teams, dispatched by the Pakistan Army and National Disaster Management Authority, airlift stranded families amid flood evacuations.
- Authorities warn, with Pakistan Meteorological Department Director Zaheer Babar forecast rains to pause on July 21, then resume, and impose Section 144 until August 30.
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Pakistan's monsoon death toll climbs after 63 die in one day
Heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan’s Punjab province killed at least 63 people and injured nearly 300 in the past 24 hours, provincial officials said on Thursday, bringing the nationwide death toll from the rains to at least 159 since late June.
Heavy monsoon rain causes flooding in Pakistan. Some cities have now taken emergency measures. 54 people have died in the past 24 hours alone.
Punjab buckles under deluge
Punjab declared rain emergency on Thursday, while army troops joined the rescue efforts in the wake of flooding in low-lying areas, as heavy monsoon downpours continued to pummel the province with Rawalpindi bearing the brunt of nature's fury with 250 millimetres of rainfall. Punjab witnessed the deadliest day of the current monsoon season, so far, with at least 63 deaths in the last 24 hours, officials said. The highest rainfall was recorded in…
Monsoon mayhem: Torrential rains kill 63 people in Pakistan's Punjab, hundreds injured
The National Disaster Management Authority has said that most of the victims were crushed to death as buildings collapsed due to the unprecedented rainfall, while others either drowned or were electrocuted
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