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Current impact: Heavy monsoon rains and upstream releases from Indian side have devastated Pakistan, especially the Punjab province, causing massive urban and riverine floods between end of August and start of September resulting in large-scale displacement, significant crop destruction, and increasing risks to health and food security.
As of 08 September, overall, 5.6 million people are affected country wide. Most of the affected population are with the host communities and around 95,000 are in the relocation centers established by the Government. A rapid needs assessment in the emergency declared districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa found that 1.57 million people were affected by recent flash floods, with over 600,000 requiring immediate assistance, particularly in the hard-hit districts of Swat, Buner, and Shangla1 . The crisis has led to significant loss of infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods. Cumulatively since late June 2025, the country has seen above 900 deaths and 1,047 injuries, with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab provinces being the hardest hit (NDMA). As the flood water is moving downstream, Sindh is at high alert for a potential super flood, with around 1.6 million people are at risk in 15 high risk districts (PDMA Sindh). Rainfall Above Seasonal Norms: Monsoon rains during months of June, July and August have exceeded seasonal norms (21% above normal nationwide, with a 36% increase in Punjab) and impacts are worsening due to cumulative saturation of soil and drainage systems and are driving rising Indus flows downstream (PMD). Recurrent cloudbursts, high temperatures causing glacier melt, glacial lake outburst flood risks, and upstream water releases from India are further compounding the situation in eastern parts of Punjab, where 23 districts already affected by the flood water.