What happened
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods killed at least 51 people across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, disaster management authorities said on Friday, 24 July 2026, as forecasters warned of more downpours.
At least 28 people died and 29 others were injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since the current spell began on 19 July, according to the provincial disaster management authority, Nukta reported. The first death was reported in Khyber district on 20 July. The dead included 15 children, 10 men and three women, and most fatalities resulted from flash floods and collapsing roofs and walls.
The severe weather damaged 47 houses, one school and seven bridges, the authority said. Affected districts included Peshawar, Nowshera, Khyber, Mardan, Buner, Bajaur, Shangla, Swabi, Lower Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Tank, Tor Ghar, Kurram and North and South Waziristan.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said Pattan recorded the highest rainfall in the preceding 24 hours, at 28 millimetres, followed by Peshawar with 18 mm and Malam Jabba with 11 mm. It forecast further rain, thunderstorms and strong winds across much of the province over the next 24 hours and warned of an increased risk of flash floods.
In Punjab, the provincial disaster management authority said the monsoon death toll had risen to 23 this season, with more than 150 people injured after record rainfall over four days. Lahore received 383 mm, the highest during the period, followed by Gujranwala with 328 mm, Sialkot with 321 mm, Narowal with 270 mm and Murree with 211 mm.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed authorities to keep monitoring rivers, dams and barrages, and the provincial government said drainage operations had been completed in the worst-hit districts after water and sanitation teams were deployed across 41 districts with more than 1,000 machines.
Separately, monsoon rain lashed Karachi, where ARY News reported that about 100 K-Electric feeders tripped and left large areas of the city without power.
Why it matters
The toll made the current monsoon spell one of the deadliest weather events of Pakistan’s 2026 season, with the damage concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s mountainous districts and Punjab’s eastern cities. Most of the dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were children, underlining how flash floods and building collapses hit families during the school holidays.
The flooding also strained infrastructure, damaging bridges and roads and disrupting power supply, while authorities raced to drain inundated urban areas before further rain. Officials said no deaths had been reported from people being swept away or trapped in floodwaters in Punjab despite high water flows in several areas.
What is still uncertain
The figures are provisional and come from provincial disaster management authorities, which said assessments were continuing. The meteorological department expected more rain, so the death toll and damage estimates could rise. It was not immediately clear how much compensation affected families would receive, although officials said losses would be assessed.
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 24 July 2026.
- Nukta — "Monsoon rains kill 51 in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab as more downpours forecast"24 July 2026 · The combined death toll, provincial breakdowns, rainfall figures and relief measures.
- ARY News — "Monsoon rains lash Karachi, triggering power outages across the city"24 July 2026 · The Karachi downpour and the K-Electric feeder outages.
