Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country’s north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people.

With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.

The majority of fatalities were recorded in the northwest Buner district, where at least 200 people were killed.

Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.

News and updates about the 2025 Pakistan floods. What’s happening and how the Red Cross is supporting those affected.

In just minutes, a torrent of water and rocks swept down on the village of Dalori, destroying at least 15 houses, damaging several others and killing nine people

China said on Monday it had not received reports of any Chinese casualties in the deadly floods that have swept across Pakistan since late last weekend, killing hundreds, leaving many missing, and displacing hundreds of thousands.