Pakistan: Monsoon Floods 2025 Flash Update #6 (As of 04 September 2025)

This report is produced by OCHA Pakistan, covering the period from 26 June to 04 September 2025.

Key Highlights

• Eastern Punjab province continues to endure its worst flood in history, with almost 3.9 million people affected and over 1.9 million people evacuated.
• Around 3,952 mauzas/ villages remain inundated, with critical areas like Muzaffargarh and Multan severely affected.
• An estimated 24,000 people are displaced and seeking refuge in over 687 relief camps displacement sites in Punjab.
• Waterborne diseases are increasing in several districts and are expected to rise further.
• Priority needs include WASH, health, shelter, and psychosocial support, with livelihood interventions for early recovery.
• “High flood” warning for Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Burewala, Arifwala and Bahawalnagar in effect, as water levels continue to increase in the Sutlej River.
• The Pakistan Country-Based Pooled Fund is allocating US$1.4 million to local NGOs for essential life-saving interventions; however, with existing funds nearly exhausted, urgent additional funding is critically needed to meet the most critical humanitarian needs of the affected population.

Situation

Pakistan’s particularly strong monsoon season rains which began on 26 June, continue to wreak havoc across large swathes of the country, with Punjab province bearing the brunt of the overflowing rivers and subsequent flooding. According to the National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan (NDMA), as of 5 September, 892 people have lost their lives and 1,116 people suffered injuries. Flood waters have forced over 2.1 million of people to flee their homes in search for higher ground, with most staying with friends and families, and some 53,000 people in the 1717 displacement sites across the country. to Flooding caused damages to 9,406 homes and killed 6,180 heads of livestock Though Punjab is the most affected, heavy rains and flood also affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.

Many villages remain fully inundated, with some reports of water depths up to 10 meters, making areas inaccessible and preventing humanitarian partners from conducting needs assessments until flood waters recede. According to authorities and some information gathered from affected communities, priority needs are in health services, WASH (clean water, hygiene kits) shelter materials and non-food times (NFIs), including mosquito nets, food (dry food rations), and livelihood support. Meanwhile, the number of people in displacement sites is fluid, due to frequent movement by those affected. Health organizations have expressed concerns over the increasing number of cases of waterborne diseases across several districts, with figures likely to rise according to (organization).

In Punjab Province, some 3.9 million people were affected across 28 districts, and 1.9 million people evacuated to higher ground seeking refuge with friends and families or in some of the 687 active displacement sites, where over 25,000 people are hosted. Over 237 homes were destroyed, along with approximately 295,000 acres of agricultural land. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 489 people lost their lives and 360 were injured, while 4767 homes were damaged and 5,460 heads of livestock were lost. In Sindh, where the flood rivers are expected to hit, 1.6 million people are at risk of flooding, and some 300,000 people have been displaced.

Forecast: Heavy rains are forecasted through 7 September, with high flood warnings in place along the Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej rivers. On 4-5 September, the Indus River is expected to receive flood waters in Guddu and Sukkur in the southern Sindh Province., leading to a heightened risk of a wider “super flood.” On 4 September, the NDMA also issued a “high flood” warning for Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Lodhran, Vehari, Multan, Muzzafargarh and Bahawalnagar, as water levels continue to increase in the Sutlej River.