Pakistan Flood Emergency 2025
Entire communities have been swept away, homes destroyed, and livelihoods lost. The provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, have borne the brunt of this catastrophe.
Crisis at a Glance
Over the past few days, relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the most devastating floods in Pakistan's history. At the time of writing, over 600 lives have been lost, including at least 150 children, and more than 1,000 people injured. Since July, over 1500 vulnerable Pakistanis have lost their lives to these devastating floods.
Mothers cradle their children amid rising waters, families cling to rooftops for safety, and thousands have lost everything- their homes, their possessions, their hope. Our teams are on the ground and delivering life-saving aid and Food items. But the scale of the disaster is overwhelming – we urgently need your support to bring relief and hope to families facing unimaginable suffering.
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How We Work
Monitor the Situation
Whenever a natural disaster or a catastrophe happens, our team becomes active to monitor the situation of the disaster and understand the ways in which people are getting impacted.
Identify the Needs
We identify their immediate needs within the context of the natural disaster and begin procuring the material goods we can provide for immediate relief.
Provide Relief
Once the immediate needs are determined and material goods procured, we begin providing relief measures to help and support the affectees in the best possible way.
Why is Pakistan So Vulnerable to Deadly Flooding?
Pakistan's flood crisis isn't just a matter of weather it's a complex combination of climate change, poor infrastructure, and policy gaps, as explained in Al Jazeera's in-depth report (July 17, 2025).
Here are the key reasons Pakistan faces devastating floods year after year:
Unpredictable and Extreme Monsoons
Climate change has made monsoon patterns increasingly erratic. Rainfall that once spread over weeks now falls in hours, overwhelming rivers, drains, and dams not built for such intensity.
Melting Glaciers in the North
Pakistan has over 7,000 glaciers more than any country outside the polar regions. Rising temperatures are causing glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), sending sudden torrents downstream that devastate villages and farmlands.
Rapid Urbanization Without Planning
Cities like Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi have expanded rapidly without proper drainage infrastructure. Green belts have turned into concrete jungles, and natural waterways have been blocked, causing urban flooding even during moderate rains.
Deforestation and Poor Land Use:
Illegal logging and land encroachment have stripped many flood-prone areas of natural barriers. With no tree cover or wetlands to absorb excess water, floods hit harder and faster.
General Questions
A cloudburst is an extreme weather event where an unusually large amount of rain falls in a very short time. These sudden downpours can cause devastating flash floods in Pakistan, damaging entire communities within minutes.
Seasonal rain floods usually develop gradually, giving some time for communities to prepare. In contrast, a cloudburst unleashes heavy rain in a concentrated area almost instantly, leading to rapid flash floods, landslides, and destruction of homes and infrastructure. This makes them far more lethal and difficult to manage.
Flash floods in Pakistan 2025 have already displaced thousands of families. These disasters wipe out agricultural land, contaminate clean water sources, damage bridges and roads, and leave families without food or shelter. The lack of access to emergency services worsens the suffering of affected communities.
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The frequency of cloudburst floods in Pakistan has increased due to climate change. Rising global temperatures mean the atmosphere holds more moisture, which results in heavier, more unpredictable rainfall. Deforestation, melting glaciers also worsen the impact of these disasters.
Our Previous work regarding Flood Emergency
Act International is helping many such families with your donations
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Food Distribution among 400 Families in Sindh
In continuation of our efforts for the flood-affected communities in Sindh, Pakistan Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, generously donated monthly food packages, drinking water, and mosquito nets which were distributed among 400 Flood affected families in UC Daulatpur, Tehsil Shujabad, District Mirpur Khas, Sindh.
Flood Affected Families in Mirpur Khas, Sindh provided Food and Ration Support by ACT
Restoring Dignity: Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT), with the kind support of Pakistan Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, distributed monthly food packages, drinking water, and mosquito nets among 230 Flood affected families in UC Daulatpur, Tehsil Shujabad, District Mirpur Khas, Sindh.
Flood Affected Families in Sindh provided food and ration by ACT
Restoring Dignity: Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT), with the kind support of Pakistan Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, distributed monthly food packages, drinking water, and mosquito nets among 230 Flood affected families in UC Daulatpur, Tehsil Shujabad, District Mirpur Khas, Sindh.
RESPONSE BY ACT
ACT, with its partner Kaar-I-Kher, is on the ground and providing following services to the flood affected families in Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces.
- 🍽️ Cooked Food (two times a day)
- 💧 Clean Drinking water
- 📦 Food Packages (monthly dry ration)
- 🏠 Temporary Shelter (Tents and Tarpaulins)
- 🦟 Mosquito Nets
- 👕 Non-Food Items (Clothes, Shoes)
- 🏥 Healthcare Services (Medical Camps)
ACT is also working with local communities to assess the needs of families, especially the women, children and persons with disabilities (PWD). This data will help ACT to review its ongoing interventions and design more appropriate projects for early recovery and resettlement of the affected populations.
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The Changing Context
Immediate and long-term needs of flood affected families
According to the reports, received from ACT field team, a large area in Sindh, Punjab and Baluchistan is still under water. This not only has restricted the access of people but may also cause various diseases in coming days. The already affected people are at risk of various health problems, especially Malaria, Dengue, Malnutrition and water borne diseases. Therefore, necessary actions must be taken to protect the affected people from other complications.
Moreover, most of the organizations are focusing on food supply, temporary shelters, bottled water and other means of assistance, while the affected people need to be provided shelters before winter. The health facilities need to be rehabilitated and livelihood support to be provided so they can start their normal life again.
ACT has launched appeal for the assistance of homeless and helpless flood affected populations of Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan. This campaign will go on till early recovery and resettlement of the flood affected people.
ACT needs your support; join us by sending your donations for flood affected families.
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Every donation, no matter how small, brings hope to families facing unimaginable suffering. Together, we can restore dignity and rebuild lives.