At least 460 people have died due to floods in Pakistan in the last two weeks due to monsoon rains. At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a single day due to flash floods following monsoon rains in northern Pakistan on Sunday. The Provincial Emergency Management Authority (PDMA) also confirmed casualties in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

"At least eight people have died in Dera Ismail Khan in the last 24 hours, while three children have died after a roof collapsed in remote Dir district near the Afghan border," said an official involved in the rescue operation.

According to PDMA data, since August 15, 406 people have died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in which 337 people have died in Bunar district alone. Sindh, Baluchistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have also recorded more than 60 deaths.

Before the start of the new phase of monsoon, more than 19,000 locals have been evacuated from the flood-affected areas in Pakistan, and the Punjab province of Pakistan has been put on high alert, local media "Dawn" reported on Sunday. The Punjab government has rescued thousands of people from the banks of the Sutlej river on Saturday.

Spokesperson Farooq Ahmed was quoted by Dawn as saying that more than 19,000 locals have been evacuated from several flood-hit areas in the province. The center of this crisis is said to be the Sutlej river. Authorities are prioritizing rescue efforts there. As the new monsoon phase approaches, it has been warned that the next 96 hours will be very risky for Pakistan's Punjab. Meanwhile, this monsoon is expected to bring heavy rains and flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan as well. Dawn mentioned that the continuous floods have already disrupted life there.

Citing Gilgit-Baltistan Coordinator of Pakistan Human Rights Commission, Israruddin Israr, Dawn mentioned that more than 3,000 local people of about 330 families in its lower areas have been internally displaced due to the recent floods in Talidas village of Ghisar district. According to Israr, the number of displaced persons due to this incident is the largest since the Attabad disaster of 2010.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the monsoon crisis here is likely to continue until early September. This has increased the risk of further flooding. Pakistan has suffered widespread devastation due to monsoons in recent years. More than 1,700 people lost their lives in the 2022 floods and millions of locals were displaced. Due to the flood, it was said that the financial loss equal to 40 billion US dollars. Generally Pakistan has been facing floods due to monsoon from June to September. 

'There is no danger of Himalal explosion'

The government of Pakistan has said that there is no danger from the artificial lake created by the recent glacial explosion in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). The spokesman of the regional government of Pakistan said on Sunday that the water of the lake has fallen to 40 feet and there is no danger to the nearby settlements. 

GB government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq has mentioned that there is currently no danger from the lake. Earlier, the residents of low-lying Ghizer, Gilgit and Diamer were worried due to the risk of the lake bursting. GB Coordinator of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Israruddin Israr said that this week, more than 3000 local people of 330 families have been internally displaced due to the flood caused by the glacier explosion.