At least 314 people have died and 156 sustained injuries across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) due to floods, heavy rains, and related incidents from August 15 to 17, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Sunday.
Buner emerged as the worst-hit district with 209 fatalities, followed by Shangla with 36, Bajaur 21, Mansehra 24, Swat 16, Battagram three, and Lower Dir five.
BUNER POLICE ASSISTS FLOOD VICTIMS IN ONGOING RELIEF EFFORTS.
The Buner Police led by DPO Saud Khan is actively engaged in on-the-ground flood relief operations. Officers are providing assistance to flood-affected communities with a particular focus on helping the general public pic.twitter.com/h3uDekwpqa
— KP Police (@KP_Police1) August 16, 2025
No deaths were reported from Torghar and Upper Dir, according to PDMA figures.
The report also recorded significant infrastructure losses, including 159 houses either fully or partially damaged in Lower Dir and Shangla, as well as 57 schools and 22 other facilities affected in different districts.
Additionally, 157 cattle perished during the floods.
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“Heavy rainfall, landslides and washed-out roads are severely hampering rescue efforts, particularly the transportation of heavy machinery and ambulances,” said Bilal Ahmed Faizi, spokesman for K-P’s rescue agency.
“In some areas, workers are forced to walk long distances to reach disaster sites,” he said. “They are trying to evacuate survivors, but very few people are relocating due to the deaths of their relatives or loved ones being trapped in the debris.”
Buner’s district deputy commissioner, Kashif Qayum Khan, also said rescuers were forced to find new ways to reach remote areas. “Many more people may still be trapped under the debris, which residents cannot clear manually,” Khan told AFP.
Urgent appeal from Pakistan Red Crescent Society KPK
Floods have devastated Bunir and Swat districts in KP. Homes, crops, and essential services are overwhelmed. Ppl, especially women and children, are in dire need of shelter, clean water, food, basic medicines. pic.twitter.com/htYE5kjbBO
— Habib Malik Orakzai (@Habib_Orakzai) August 16, 2025
Nearly 2,000 rescue personnel have been deployed, but officials warned that many victims may still be trapped under rubble in remote villages.
Authorities said relief and rescue operations were continuing in the affected areas, with medical aid, rations, and temporary shelters being provided.
