At least 385 people were killed in Pakistan as torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered deadly flash floods and landslides across the country between August 18 and 21, with Karachi recording its highest rainfall since 1979.
Heavy monsoon rains triggered devastating floods and landslides across Pakistan on August 15, 2025, killing more than 160 people and destroying critical infrastructure. Additional casualties were reported in Indian-administered Kashmir, where at least 60 people died following a cloudburst and associated flooding.
At least 6 people were killed and 15 others reported missing after floods struck parts of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on July 21, 2025. Rainfall totals reached 145 mm (5.7 inches) in Saidpur, triggering multiple wall collapses and widespread damage.
A video showing a journalist nearly being swept away by floodwaters during a live broadcast in southern Punjab, Pakistan on July 14, 2025, went viral on social media.
Severe monsoon rains that began on July 16, 2025, in Pakistan’s Punjab province caused flooding that left at least 63 people dead and 290 injured within 24 hours. The latest fatalities raise the nationwide monsoon death toll to nearly 180 since late June.
Heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding affecting Pakistan from June 25 to July 1, 2025, left at least 57 fatalities, including 28 children, and injured 99 others. The most affected provinces were Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, with multiple fatalities resulting from roof collapses, river drownings, and electrocution.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 150 injured as powerful windstorms and heavy rainfall struck Pakistan’s Punjab province on May 24 and 25, 2025. The storms followed an intense heatwave, causing widespread infrastructure damage and disrupting transportation across the region.
A very bright fireball streaked over the skies on Monday morning, March 17, 2025, dazzling people with green and orange hues.
Marriyum Aurangzeb, the Senior Minister of Punjab, instructed an investigation into cloud seeding options in Multan after the air quality index (AQI) reached an extreme 2 175 on November 8, 2024. The rise in air pollution is a year-round epidemic that requires frequent interventions, EPCCD noted.
Lahore received the highest rainfall in 44 years on August 1, 2024, after recording 353 mm (14 inches) of rain, which led to significant flooding claiming three lives and bringing the total death count up to six for the Punjab province. Since the start of the monsoon season, a total of 104 people across the country have lost their lives.
