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Hundreds die in Pakistan after flash floods, landslides

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Aug 15, 2025

Newest development Aug 18, 2025 · 4 reportsRain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds

Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.

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    Hundreds die in Pakistan after flash floods, landslides

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  2. Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

    Headline from NBC News ·

  3. Newest

    Rain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

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Reports & sources

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Kashmir: Flash flood kills dozens in Himalayan village – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A second deadly flood in just over a week has struck another Himalayan village, this time in Indian-administered Kashmir. At least 37 people are reported to have been killed.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill over 200 people in India and Pakistan (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    At least 300 people were rescued Thursday after a powerful cloudburst triggered floods and landslides, but the operation was halted overnight. Officials said many missing people were believed to have been washed away.

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, rescuers have evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Flooding kills over 250 people in Pakistan, India – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Floods triggered by cloudbursts and monsoon rains have killed at least 250 people with many more still missing, authorities in Pakistan and India have said. A helicopter aiding the relief effort also crashed.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 120 people in India and Pakistan (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 120 people in India and Pakistan. Over the past 24 hours, officials say rescuers have brought around 1,600 people to safety from two mountainous districts.

  6. The Columbian

    The death toll from flash floods in northwest Pakistan has jumped to 157, officials say (opens The Columbian)

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 157 people, including women and children, a provincial emergency service spok

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Flooding kills over 170 people in Pakistan, India – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Floods triggered by cloudbursts and monsoon rains have killed at least 176 people with many more still missing, authorities in Pakistan and India have said. A helicopter aiding the relief effort also crashed.

  8. The Guardian

    Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in India

  9. NBC News

    Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday.

  10. Al Jazeera

    More than 160 people killed in Pakistan in heavy rains, flash floods (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Disaster agency says the majority of deaths happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan.

  11. KESQ Palm Springs

    Sudden, heavy rain in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal kills more than 200 people (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq, Sophia Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, as scores of people remain missing.

  12. Seattle Times

    Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Pakistan officials said rain-related incidents have killed at least 220 people in a northwest district.

  13. CBS News

    Hundreds die in Pakistan after flash floods, landslides (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.

  14. New York Post

    220 killed in Pakistan floods, more bodies pulled from landslides (opens New York Post)

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    Flooding in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 220 people, with rescuers pulling 63 more bodies from homes ruined by flash floods and landslides.

  15. The Guardian

    Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecast

  16. NBC News

    Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee (opens NBC News)

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan, India – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Floods triggered by cloudbursts and monsoon rains have killed around 400 people, with many more still missing, officials said. Rescue workers are desperately searching for survivors among the muddy debris.

  18. NBC News

    Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district (opens NBC News)

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    Torrential rains triggered more flash floods in two villages in the Kathua district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least seven people and injuring five others overnight, officials said Sunday

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Pakistan defends flood response amid criticism as death toll rises to 274 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

  20. PBS NewsHour

    Pakistan defends flood response after more than 270 people killed in northwestern district (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

  21. Al Jazeera

    At least 337 killed in Pakistan floods, gov’t defends emergency response (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Residents accuse officials of not warning them to evacuate as torrential rain, cloudbursts trigger deadly flooding.

  22. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Rain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    Rain on Monday halted search and rescue operations in northern Pakistan after flash floods that have killed nearly 350 people with around 200 still missing, officials said.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flash floods in northwest Pakistan (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Pakistan: Rescue efforts following flash floods continue – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 300 people have been killed and 200 remain missing after flash floods last week in Pakistan. Rainfall during this year's monsoon season is already 50% to 60% higher than last year.

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