Monday 28 / July / 2025
Islamabad: Pakistani rescue and disaster agencies were finalizing plans today to evacuate thousands of people amid warnings for more monsoon rains as the death toll from weeks of flooding rose to nearly 300, officials said.
At least 279 people, nearly half of them children, have died in incidents related to heavy rains and flooding since late last month, the national disaster agency said.
A fresh spell of rains was expected to hit the country that would trigger more flash floods and inundation in the cities, the country's meteorological department warned.
The rescue department in the central province of Punjab was finalizing a contingency plan to evacuate people from river banks in case of flooding.
The disaster agency had advised other regional governments to keep monitoring the evolving situation around the clock.
Pakistan is among the countries most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, according to the United Nations.
More than 2,000 people were killed by flooding and subsequent diseases in Pakistan in 2022 when a third of the South Asian country was submerged by water.
