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Flash Floods and Landslides Kill 21 in 24 Hours Across Pakistan

Strategic Insights

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At least 21 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll in this year's monsoon to 242. The widespread flooding has stranded over 200 tourists in the northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, who were later rescued. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported 10 fatalities in neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including six children.

Key Takeaways:

  • At least 21 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in Pakistan in the past 24 hours.
  • The total death toll in this year's monsoon has risen to 242.
  • Over 200 tourists were stranded in Gilgit-Baltistan, but were later rescued.
  • 10 people, including six children, have died in neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to house collapses caused by above-average rains.
  • The NDMA has issued a landslide alert for several northern areas, including parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
  • The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast widespread rain, winds, and thundershowers across northern Pakistan and parts of Punjab province.
  • Pakistan, with a population of 250 million, is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change.
  • The country is home to over 7,000 glaciers, the largest outside the Earth's polar regions.

Statistics:

  • 21 people killed in flash floods and landslides in the past 24 hours.
  • 242 total death toll in this year's monsoon.
  • 200+ tourists stranded in Gilgit-Baltistan, later rescued.
  • 10 people, including 6 children, died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
  • Timeline of the monsoon floods: June 26 warning of glacial lake outburst floods and flash floods, July 16-22 widespread flooding in various regions.
  • Number of glaciers in Pakistan: over 7,000.

Sources:

  • (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/22/1548) Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - official statement by government official Farmanullah Khan.
  • (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/22/1548) Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - statement by NDMA spokesperson Faizullah Faraq.
  • (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/8-million-still-potentially-exposed-to-pakistan-floodwaters-un) Pakistan - report on the 2022 floods by Al Jazeera.
  • (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/17/why-is-pakistan-so-vulnerable-to-deadly-flooding) Pakistan - report on vulnerability to climate change by Al Jazeera.
  • (https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/5/12/guardians-of-the-glaciers-life-alongside-pakistans-vanishing-ice) Pakistan - feature article on glaciers by Al Jazeera.

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