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Since 26 June 2025, heavy monsoon rains have caused severe flash flooding across Pakistan including Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K), while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province being among the worst affected. The districts of Buner, Swat, Shangla,
Mansehra and Swabi have suffered extensive loss of life, widespread damage to infrastructure, and disruption of essential services. The situation worsened dramatically on 14 and 15 August due to intense cloudbursts, particularly in Buner, where rainfall reached 150 mm per hour. According to PDMA, 358 people have died across KP, with Buner for 225, Swat 20, Shangla 36, Bajur 22 and Swabi 17 accounting fatalities. Thousands of homes, schools, shops, and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and water systems have been destroyed or damaged. In Swat, Village Golkada, UC Landi Kas Tehsil Babuzai 80 per cent infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and water sources have also been damaged, while in Shangla (Village Shahi Dand and Kuz Palaw), Bajur, Swabi and Mansehra, multiple villages report extensive losses to housing, agriculture and livelihoods. Clean drinking water sources, irrigation channels, electricity and mobile networks are largely non-functional in affected areas. Communities urgently require food, shelter, water, health support and recovery assistance as they face growing humanitarian needs.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 693 fatalities and nearly 1,000 injuries recorded to date, more than 2,707 houses damaged and 1,005 livestock have perished. The 2025 monsoon season marks one of Pakistan’s most severe climate-driven disasters since the catastrophic 2022 floods. The scale and intensity of this year’s emergency highlight the escalating vulnerability to extreme climate events.