US EditionPakistan Floods Death Toll Crosses 650, 150 Remain Missing
Oman extended condolences to India and Pakistan following floods that killed over 650 people in Pakistan since late June, with climate change cited as a key factor in intensifying the rains.
- Flash floods in northwest Pakistan killed more than 300 people and left around 200 missing as of August 18, 2025.
- These floods followed heavy rains intensified by a monsoon about 50 to 60% stronger than last year, including a rare cloudburst in Buner district on Friday morning.
- Buner district suffered severe damage with over 150 millimeters of rain in one hour, destruction of 12 villages, halted rescue operations, and 219 bodies recovered so far.
- Authorities involved around 2000 rescue workers across nine districts and have sent relief goods including food, medicine, blankets, camps, generators, and pumps to affected areas.
- Rescue and relief efforts resumed despite ongoing heavy rains expected until August 21, while damaged infrastructure and missing persons complicate recovery across declared disaster zones.
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More than 670 deaths as a result of landslides and floods. Also in the economic metropolis Mumbai in the neighboring country India the alarm level was declared red on Tuesday.
Anxiety Pakistanis searched remote areas in search of bodies carried away by the sudden floods of the weekend, with 277 dead on Monday. One official responded to the absence of an evacuation alert stating that the residents should have built houses elsewhere. Climate change has made the inhabitants [...]
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