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Monsoon Mayhem: Pakistan Faces Rising Death Toll and Widespread Destruction | Science-Environment
PAKISTAN, JUL 19 – The ongoing 2025 monsoon season has caused over 220 deaths and more than 590 injuries in Pakistan, with Punjab province suffering the highest casualties and extensive infrastructure damage.
- Pakistan faced severe monsoon flooding in July 2025, causing over 200 deaths and widespread destruction, mainly in Punjab province.
- The unusually early and intense monsoon, forecast four months in advance, was attributed to climate change and glacier melting.
- In Punjab, heavy rains and landslides destroyed infrastructure, washed away roads, submerged neighborhoods, and caused mass displacement of residents.
- NDMA reported 203 total deaths with 454 injured in Punjab alone, and a rain emergency was declared including bans on swimming in natural waters.
- These events highlight Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate shocks and underscore the need for continued disaster response and caution amid ongoing downpours.
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About 100 children died in the collapse of their homes, carried away by floods or electrocuted, reported the Pakistani Disaster Management Authority, adding that the rains had started earlier this year.
The monsoon began in June this year, leading to a heavy human impact "usually observed in August". 104 children are among the victims.
In Pakistan, a particularly intense monsoon season has already caused the death of hundreds of people, many of them children The torrential rains that hit Pakistan since the beginning
Amid monsoon threat, Punjab launches survey of hazardous buildings in Lahore
In response to the growing risk of structural failures during the ongoing monsoon season—and following recent deadly building collapses in Sindh that claimed dozens of lives—authorities in Punjab have launched a comprehensive survey to identify and secure dangerous buildings within the historic Walled City of Lahore. The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) launched the effort as part of its annual monsoon campaign, but this year’s operation c…
Madrid. At least 202 people, including 96 minors, died in Pakistan due to floods caused by monsoon rains since 26 June, according to the latest report published by the National Disaster Management Authority (ANGD). In addition, 560 wounded, 182 of them minor, have been reported. The most frequent cause of deaths has been the collapse of buildings and floods. The rest of the victims correspond to drownings, lightning, electrocutions or landslides…
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