Since Thursday, August 14, 2025, at least 350 people have been killed in Pakistan from extreme flooding, mostly in Buner province. More than 150 people are still missing, and 180 are injured.
Rescuers continue to look for missing community members, and relief efforts are now underway. Survivors have a long road to recovery ahead, and will need critical resources to rebuild stronger than before the floods.
Rushing water triggered rockslides, which buried houses and buildings. At least 50% of the houses in the village of Bishnoi have been destroyed, and the others are no longer habitable. While other regions in Pakistan have suffered damage, the mountainous northwest region has been hardest hit.
Residents of Buner province, where the most fatalities occurred, say they did not receive evacuation alerts or weather warnings on the mosque loudspeaker as they typically do. Officials say it was because the deluge happened too quickly to respond.
Torrential rains caused by the monsoon season, along with rare cloudbursts and melting glaciers all contributed to the flash flooding.
Since June 26, 2025, more than 650 people have been killed by flooding in Pakistan. The 2025 monsoon season has already brought over 50% more rain than is typical.
It will be some time before the damage to infrastructure and the actual death toll can be accurately calculated, as more heavy rain has hampered rescue and recovery efforts.
Photo: The Pakistan Army’s Corps of Engineers Urban Search and Rescue team searches for survivors after flash flooding and landslides devastated communities in Pakistan. (Photo: Pakistan Armed Forces News via X)
