Almost 100 killed as monsoon rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

FILE PHOTO: A rescue worker rows a raft while searching for survivors, after tourists, who were on a picnic, were swept away by overflowing floodwaters in the Swat River, in Swat Valley in Pakistan June 27, 2025. - Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday (July 11).

The NDMA said that eight people were killed and 27 others injured in rain-related accidents in the past 24 hours.