Pakistan monsoon floods kill at least 107 as more rain forecast
Authorities report 107 deaths and 344 injuries since June, with Punjab bracing for more rain after widespread flooding.
By Daniel Okafor · Business Editor
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Pakistan monsoon floods have killed at least 107 people since late June, authorities said, underscoring the danger still facing communities as more rain is forecast this week. The National Disaster Management Authority said 344 people have also been injured and hundreds of homes damaged since the monsoon season began.
The NDMA gave the updated toll to local media on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera. Officials said rain-related incidents have hit several parts of the country, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reporting the highest number of deaths at 55 and Punjab reporting 36.
How many people have died in the Pakistan monsoon floods?
At least 107 people have died in rain and flood-related incidents since late June, the NDMA said. More than half of the fatalities were caused by houses or roofs collapsing, according to the disaster authority.
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is dealing with severe flooding in parts of Lahore and Gujranwala divisions. Dawn reported that authorities in Lahore, Punjab’s capital and Pakistan’s second-largest city, have opened at least 17 flood relief camps for evacuated residents.
A senior Punjab Irrigation Department official, who was not named by Dawn, described the situation as “very alarming” and said about 400 square kilometres, or 154 square miles, had gone under water in the Lahore and Gujranwala areas. The official said the spread of floodwater resembled an “inland sea.”
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on X that emergency personnel had been sent across the province and that teams were working to remove standing floodwater. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from Punjab, said authorities were telling people to stay away from low-lying areas.
Hyder said heavy monsoon rain and cloudbursts had dropped hundreds of millimetres of rain in short periods, flooding Lahore and other major cities in Punjab. He said attention was now focused on river levels as the season continues.
What is the forecast for more rain in Pakistan?
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Sunday that it did not expect flood-producing activity before Tuesday. It added, however, that a new spell of wet weather was likely to begin Wednesday in the upper catchments of major rivers in Islamabad, upper Punjab, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The meteorological department said the Ravi River in Punjab was running at a medium flood level. Most major rivers were at normal to low flood levels, it said.
Al Jazeera reported that Pakistan’s rapid rural-to-urban migration has contributed to poorly ordered city growth and large slum areas that are especially exposed to flooding. Such conditions can make heavy rain more dangerous in crowded urban areas.
Pakistan has faced deadly flooding in recent years. In 2025, heavy floods killed 1,037 people, displaced two million and killed millions of livestock, while also damaging standing crops, according to Al Jazeera.
Hyder said the country is only in the middle of the monsoon season, which is likely to run until September. That leaves authorities and residents preparing for further rain after weeks of deadly flooding.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.