Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding across Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 28 people in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan. The downpours inundated communities in both countries, destroying homes and infrastructure in regions already vulnerable to seasonal weather patterns. Flooding in South Asia during monsoon season and spring snowmelt regularly claims hundreds of lives and displaces thousands, straining already-fragile emergency response systems. Afghanistan, destabilized by decades of conflict and facing economic crisis, has particularly limited capacity to respond to natural disasters or provide humanitarian aid to affected populations. Pakistan, which experienced catastrophic flooding in 2022 that submerged one-third of the country, remains at high risk during heavy precipitation events.