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New Monsoon Spell Looms as Nation Reels From Rain Carnage
PUNJAB, PAKISTAN, JUL 18 – Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority warns of heavy monsoon rains causing over 120 deaths and widespread damage, urging residents to take safety precautions amid ongoing flooding.
- On Jul 19, 2025, PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Khatia issued a weather alert for the fourth monsoon spell across Punjab, forecasting heavy rains beginning July 20.
- Disaster management officials in Punjab said accelerated glacier melting is intensifying flood threats, while scientists link the events to climate change.
- NDMA data showed more than 200 deaths including 96 children since late June, while municipal engineers reported power outages lasting up to 19 hours.
- More than 1,000 people were evacuated to safer locations in the Potohar region, and the Pakistani military deployed helicopters to evacuate over 100 stranded people, according to Pakistan Television.
- NDMA predicts five additional monsoon spells in the coming weeks, noting the next is projected from July 21 to July 28 with further phases through August.
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In Pakistan, more than 200 people have been killed in the severe floods of this year's Monsoon season. In addition, there are about 560 injured, writes the country's civil protection authority in its current report. Thus, most of the fatalities occurred in Punjab, the country's largest province.
Almost 100 children are among the victims, and there are more than 560 injured. Heavy rains in the monsoon season have led to floods in many places since the end of June.
Monsoon fury kills 200 in Pakistan
A person rides a motorbike through a flooded street after a downpour in Lahore, July 9, 2025. — ReutersThe National Disaster Management Authority's data showed on Saturday that more than 200 people, among them 96 children, have died across Pakistan since the monsoon season began in late...
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