Flood devastation in Pakistan: "The floodwaters carried away my peers right before my eyes."

In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, recent catastrophic floods have left hundreds feared missing and claimed over 300 lives. Many survivors personally witnessed the heartbreaking loss of their loved ones.

epa12306353 Pakistani Army engineers restore a damaged bridge following flash floods and torrential rains, in Bajaur, KPK province, Pakistan, 17 August 2025. Heavy rains and cloudbursts followed by flash-floods in northern Pakistan killed at least 300 people, while at least 150 are still missing, as authorities were still struggling to provide relief goods to the affected regions, according to The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). EPA/HANIFULLAH KHAN Source: EPA / HANIFULLAH KHAN/EPA

Pakistani authorities have issued an emergency alert ahead of expected heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Balochistan.

Bilal Mukhtar, based in Canberra, is from the Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Many of his family members are in the affected areas. Bilal says he has been in contact with his family, but the heavy rains have severely disrupted communication and transportation.

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