K-P and G-B are hit by flash floods; 18 additional people are killed.

At least 18 people have been killed and numerous others are missing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan as a result of torrential rains and flash floods over the past two days. This has prompted emergency reactions and forecasts of more rain to come.

Thirteen people have died as a result of rain-related incidents in K-P alone in the past 48 hours, according to a statement released by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday.

Three ladies, one guy, and nine children are among the dead. Three people have been injured, including a woman and two children.

According to the PDMA’s initial damage report, 19 homes in the province were impacted, with two being totally destroyed and 17 being partially damaged.

The districts of Swat, Buner, Bajaur, Torghar, Upper Kohistan, Mardan, Kurram, Haripur, Mansehra, Upper Chitral, Malakand, and Shangla were among those where the occurrences were reported.

Over the last 48 hours, Swat has been the most severely affected district. Flash floods and the collapse of a house have killed six children and one lady, while another woman and child have been injured.

Three people were reported dead in Buner amid thunder and lightning and heavy rain.

An 8-year-old boy was carried away during the deluge, while a lady and her infant died after being struck by lightning. According to the PDMA, “the dead body has been recovered by the locals,”

Two brothers, ages five and 21, perished in another tragedy caused by Bajaur’s heavy rainfall. According to the Bajaur Deputy Commissioner’s Office, “their mother was successfully rescued while the bodies of both brothers were recovered,” the PDMA reported.

A toddler was hurt in Torghar and a woman died in Upper Kohistan after a house’s roof fell as a result of continuous rain.

As flash floods in the Babusar region continue to create extensive destruction and 10 to 15 individuals are thought to have been swept away and are still missing, the situation in G-B is equally severe.

Travelers are being advised by the G-B authorities to immediately postpone their intentions to visit the area.

G-B government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq said on a television broadcast that flooding and continuous rains had caused significant damage. In cooperation with local hotel owners and the government, he said, all trapped tourists on the Babusar route had been successfully rescued and were receiving free accommodation.

Thousands of travelers are stranded as the Karakoram Highway is blocked at two key locations and all roads to Naran and Kaghan are still closed. Small cars can now travel the Silk Route, and restoration efforts are moving full speed ahead up to Bisham.

Citizens were urged by Faraq to avoid going to G-B until the situation was stabilized. In order to evaluate the damage and supervise relief efforts, he continued, the G-B chief minister will travel to Babusar and other severely affected districts.

Meanwhile, over the next few days, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan could see more heavy rains, according to the director general of the meteorological department.

He called the deaths at Babusar Top “tragic” and warned that more damage could be caused by the weather.

Five people were killed by flooding in Diamer, prompting officials to declare an emergency.

Rescue efforts are still ongoing after several tourists were washed away at Babusar Top earlier.

Concerns of flash floods, urban flooding, and landslides were also raised by the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) prediction for widespread rain-wind/thundershowers across the nation on Wednesday, with the potential for heavy to extremely heavy precipitation in certain areas.

The most recent forecast is that Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and northeast Balochistan will have rain, wind, and thunder. The majority of the country’s southern regions will continue to be hot and muggy.

Conditions tonight and throughout Wednesday could be dangerous, according to the Met Office’s warning. In Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, and the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan, northeast Punjab, and Kashmir, heavy rainfall may cause flash floods in local streams and nullahs.

Low-lying regions of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Okara, Nowshera, and Peshawar are at risk of urban flooding as a result of severe rainfall. In the susceptible hilly regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, mudslides and landslides can obstruct roads. Weak buildings, like the walls and roofs of kacha homes, electric poles, billboards, cars, and solar panels, can sustain damage from strong windstorms and lightning.

It is predicted to be partly cloudy with rain, wind, and thunder in Islamabad, with the possibility of significant rainfall.

Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Buner, Shangla, Swat, Malakand, Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi, Bajaur, Mardan, Kurram, Khyber, Orakzai, Hangu, Kohat, Bannu, Karak, Dera Ismail Khan, and Waziristan are all predicted to experience rain, wind, and thunder in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The top districts are likely to get heavy rainfall.

Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Chakwal, Attock, Sargodha, Khushab, Mianwali, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, and Shakargarh are all predicted to experience rain, wind, and thunder in Punjab.

Kasur, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Multan, Khanewal, Faisalabad, Layyah, Bhakkar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sahiwal, Kot Addu, Taunsa Sharif, and the adjacent districts are also likely to see isolated rain-wind/thundershower conditions.

The majority of Sindh will continue to experience hot, muggy weather, with some cloud cover and the possibility of light showers or drizzle along the coast. While scattered rain-wind/thundershowers are predicted in Barkhan, Kohlu, Musakhel, Loralai, Zhob, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella, and surrounding areas, hot and muggy weather is anticipated in the majority of Balochistan’s districts. Partially cloudy weather with rain and thunder is predicted for both Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. In certain parts of Kashmir, there may be severe rainfall.