320 people have died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in pakistan in the last 48 hours. As many people have lost their homes and are struggling, the rescue work has been greatly affected as the roads have been cut off. It is currently raining heavily in neighboring Pakistan. It has been raining intermittently in many places in pakistan for the last 3 days. In particular, heavy rains are lashing many places in Pakistan's khyber pakhtunkhwa province. This province in the northwestern part of pakistan is located near the mountains. Its capital is Peshawar. Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in many places in the province in the last 48 hours. Places including Punar, Bajaur, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, and Battagram in the province have been hit the hardest.
They have been identified as disaster-hit areas. Houses have collapsed in many places. vehicles have been swept away by the water. Up to 320 people have died. Rescue operations have been severely affected as the floodwaters have not receded yet. Rescue teams are struggling to carry out rescue operations. Rescue operations are ongoing in 9 districts. More than 2,000 people are involved in rescue operations. khyber pakhtunkhwa Rescue Team Spokesperson Bilal ahmed Faizi said, “The rescue operations have been hampered by heavy rains, landslides in many areas, and flooded roads. There is a problem in transporting heavy machinery and ambulances. Many roads have been cut off. Due to this, the rescue teams are having difficulty moving on foot. "We are trying to evacuate the living first," he said.
The pakistan Meteorological Department has also predicted that heavy rains will fall in some parts of pakistan in the next few hours. This includes some parts of khyber pakhtunkhwa, which has created a situation where people are more affected. Apart from this, people have also been badly affected by heavy rains in places including Pakistan-occupied kashmir and northern Gilgit-Baltistan. people have also died there.
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Sowmiya Sriram

16/08/2025 07:50 PM