Flash floods kill more than 160 in Pakistan

Flash floods kill more than 160 in Pakistan

At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Most of the deaths, 180, were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. At least 30 homes were destroyed and a rescue helicopter crashed during operations, killing…

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Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast | Climate Crisis News

Pakistan issues glacial floods alert for northwest, heavy rain forecast | Climate Crisis News

Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has issued a warning about glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast in the coming week, as the country experiences above-average rainfall this monsoon season and continues to struggle to recover from devastating floods in 2022. Downpours are…

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