Death Toll from Pakistan Floods Climbs to 437 Since August 14

(MENAFN) Relentless monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 43 more people across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, pushing the national death toll since August 14 to 437, according to figures released Wednesday by national and provincial disaster management authorities.

The worst-hit region remains the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 deaths were recorded in the latest surge of flooding. Officials say a staggering 377 people have died in that province alone over the last six days.

Southern Sindh province and the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region each reported 11 additional fatalities within the same 24-hour period, underscoring the widespread impact of the severe weather system.

Authorities have issued urgent warnings that torrential rainfall will persist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through Thursday, further threatening already devastated communities. The province’s hilly terrain continues to face relentless downpours, raising the risk of additional landslides and flash floods.

On Tuesday, Karachi, the country's economic capital, was pounded by heavy rain, resulting in significant infrastructure damage and paralyzing daily activity. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has since cautioned that more intense rain is forecast for Karachi and other parts of Sindh within the next 24 hours, with increased flooding likely.

Emergency teams remain active in Buner, Swat, and Swabi districts, where dozens are still unaccounted for. In Buner, described as the epicenter of the disaster, six more bodies were pulled from debris, raising the local death count to 228 since last Friday.

Since the beginning of the monsoon season in late June, approximately 748 people have died and over 1,000 have been injured nationwide, according to official data.

As the crisis deepened, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by senior Cabinet officials and the army chief, traveled to flood-affected areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, where the delegation met with survivors and reviewed ongoing relief efforts, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

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