Pakistan’s monsoon death toll approaches 260 as six more die in past 24 hours

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ISLAMABAD: According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), heavy rains have claimed the lives of at least six people during the last 24 hours and injured five others in different parts of the country, which has reached 258 from the monsoon season of the transit season.

In its report released on Thursday, the NDMA said three deaths occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where five people were also injured. Meanwhile, two deaths were reported in Islamabad and one in Sindh due to rain -related incidents.

The NDMA revealed that since the beginning of the recent monsoon magic, a total of 258 people have been killed in Pakistan and 616 were injured.

The deceased includes 89 men, 46 women, and 123 children. The injured include 243 men, 170 women, and 203 children, who highlight the humanitarian tool due to the ongoing weather emergency.

Rains have also damaged large property and livestock. In the last 24 hours alone, 22 houses were reported destroyed, and 36 cattle animals were killed. Since the beginning of the monsoon season, a total of 1,027 houses have been demolished, while 364 animals have been killed.

Earlier on Wednesday, Punjab was the worst province with 139 deaths and 477 injured, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (60 deaths) and Sindh (24 deaths). The casualties included 16 in Balochistan, 6 in Islamabad, 5 in Gilgit -Baltistan and 2 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The main reason for the deaths is the end of houses (143 deaths), followed by flash floods (41), sinking events (36), power strike (13), electronic (12), and land slides (4).

The most disturbing incident happened at the Babusar Top, where Cloud Bristol caused a deadly flood, which tried to rescue a family, a three -year -old boy, Abdul Dadi. The deceased also had Dr. Mashal, who jumped into Torin to save the baby.

Rescue Operations

According to official data, the NDMA conducted 148 rescue operations in the flood -hit areas from June 26 to July 24, 2025, which, according to official data, saved at least 1,777 lives across the country.

According to official data, 1,543 trapped persons were rescued in 128 operations in the flood -hit areas of Punjab.

Meanwhile, 10 rescue missions were carried out across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in the evacuation of 116 people.

In Sindh, three rescue operations resulted in the withdrawal of 53 people trapped in flood waters.

Similarly, two missions were carried out in Balochistan, where five lives were saved.

Gilgit -Baltistan watched the 01 Relief and Rescue Operation, which resulted in the rescue of 25 people from hazardous conditions.

Four -target rescue operations in the capital of Islamabad resulted in the rescue of 35 people suffering a safe evacuation, which rescued lives during high -risk missions.

Man’s body flowed with flood water

Meanwhile, rescue officials said Thursday that one of the two men who was swept away into a residential society drain in Islamabad has been recovered.

The father’s daughter was traveling in a car when she was swept away by a flood water drain in the federal capital on Tuesday.

Rescue officials have confirmed that the father’s body has been recovered while a search operation is underway to find the daughter.

At 8am on Tuesday morning, the father left his house in a brown car with his daughter.

However, due to the accumulated rain water, his vehicle stopped.

Housing Society officials said that a warning was issued regarding Cloud Bust at that time, and as soon as the vehicle got out of the house, it was swept away by water and fell into the storm drain.

For two days, the father -in -law’s father was busy trying to find a pair of daughter and even found his car bonnet and door under the Swan Bridge.

Two days ago, the car bumper and the side mirror were found by rescue teams.

A video that has been widely circulated on social media shows that the vehicle is flowing into the flood water.