Pakistan: Monsoon Floods 2025 Flash Update #2 (As of 22 August 2025)

This report is produced by OCHA Pakistan, covering the period from 26 June 2025 to 22 August 2025.

Highlights

• Nationwide Impact – Since the 2025 monsoon season began on 26 June, Severe monsoon flooding has caused 785 deaths and over 1,000 injuries nationwide, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) worst affected, reporting 465 fatalities. The disaster has damaged over 661 km of roads, 234 bridges, nearly 4,700 houses, and resulted in the loss of more than 5,400 livestock, severely impacting mobility, livelihoods, and access to services.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Heavy rains and flash floods caused 396 deaths, 190 injuries, and destroyed over 2,113 homes and 266 schools. Buner was the hardest hit with 237 fatalities and more than 700 houses damaged. A total of 23,430 people have been displaced, out of which 3,905 families have been relocated to various shelters (mainly education facilities). Around 50,000 families are supported by host communities. In the absence of heavy machinery, cash-for-work activities are urgently required to clear debris in affected areas, enabling the recovery and reconstruction of homes and damaged infrastructure.
• A rapid needs assessment into the affected districts of KP is being carried out that would utilize and consolidate analysis based on the data gathered by humanitarian partners. The findings of the assessment will be shared in the flash update of 26 August.
• UNOSAT's latest flood assessment map as of 20 August around 35 km² of land remains affected by floodwaters within an 1,800 km² area in Charsadda, Nowshera, and Peshawar districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This reflects a reduction of approximately 20 km² in water extent since 16 August. Using WorldPop data, it is estimated that around 41,000 people are potentially exposed or residing near the flooded zones. The map can be accessed here: https://unosat.org/products/4175
• Severe urban flooding hit cities of Sindh – Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. Karachi recorded 163 mm rainfall (highest since 1979) while Hyderabad recorded 152 mm rainfall on 19-20 August, resulting in 52 deaths, 52 injuries, 87 damaged houses, 350 acres of destroyed crops and submerged roads and low-lying areas.
• As of 21 August, Punjab reported 165 cumulative deaths and 584 injuries since the beginning of the monsoon season. The deaths and injuries were mainly from D.G. Khan, Layyah, Rajanpur, and Muzaffargarh. PMD forecasts hot, humid weather with isolated thunderstorms on 22 August, with no immediate flood threat.
• A Glacier Lake Outburst Flood in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer district on 22 August 2025 caused severe flooding, killing at least 10 people, displacing families, damaging over 300 homes and critical infrastructure, isolating communities, and prompting ongoing rescue efforts amid continued risks of further floods.
• No national emergency has been declared. The situation remains under control, with active government response and support from humanitarian agencies and partners across affected union councils and tehsils.