What happened
Pakistan’s monsoon death toll climbed to 113 with 364 injuries reported from flooding and landslides, as the national weather agency issued a fresh warning of heavy rain across central and northern parts of the country until 5 August, WE News English reported.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed that at least 113 people, including 50 children and 23 women, had lost their lives in monsoon-related incidents since 26 June. The northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province recorded the highest number of fatalities.
Where more flooding is expected
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that heavy rain during 30–31 July could cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, the Pothohar region, Peshawar, Nowshera, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Lahore and Faisalabad. From 31 July to 2 August, cities in Sindh including Nawabshah, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin and Mirpur Khas were expected to face a similar threat.
Landslides were expected in vulnerable areas of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Shangla and Abbottabad, as well as in Murree, Galliyat and Kashmir through 5 August. The PMD also warned of flash floods in local streams and nullahs across Kashmir, Murree, Galliyat, northeastern Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, and in hill torrents in Dera Ghazi Khan and northeastern Balochistan.
The agency cautioned that heavy rain, windstorms and lightning could damage weak structures, including solar panels, electric poles and billboards. Tourists and travellers were advised to exercise caution, while farmers were urged to manage crop activities and livestock care. The PMD attributed the spell to monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal that had penetrated the upper and central parts of the country since 29 July.
Government response
In a separate statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting on the monsoon and floods and directed the NDMA to remain in constant coordination with the provincial disaster management authorities and provincial governments, Dawn reported. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal was asked to chair the flood committee’s daily meetings. Officials told the briefing that 700 locations had been identified across the country to store rainwater during the monsoon.
Why it matters
Pakistan is ranked among the countries most vulnerable to climate change and has experienced increasingly erratic rainfall, floods and heatwaves in recent years. The PMD said the current spell followed devastating floods in recent years, including the 2022 floods that killed more than 1,700 people and affected over 33 million nationwide, while heavy monsoon rains again claimed more than 900 lives last year.
What is still uncertain
The death toll is provisional and likely to rise as rescue and assessment teams reach cut-off areas. The severity of the next spell will depend on how much rain falls in the upper catchments and hill torrents over the coming week.
Sources & reporting notes
This is a summary of published reporting, not independent reporting. Details are as carried by the cited sources, which were reviewed on 30 July 2026.
- WE News English — "Pakistan Braces For More Flooding And Landslides As 113 Die In Monsoon Deluge"29 July 2026 · The NDMA death toll and injury figures, the PMD warning and the breakdown of flood risks by region.
- Dawn — "Rivers may swell again as fresh monsoon spell arrives"29 July 2026 · The prime minister's flood review, the NDMA coordination directions and the 700 rainwater storage sites.
- Associated Press of Pakistan — "Heavy rains likely in upper parts of country on Thursday"29 July 2026 · The PMD forecast for 30 July and the urban flooding and landslide warnings.
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