Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is on a visit to flood-hit Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He took an aerial view of the flood situation and damages in the affected areas of Buner and Shangla. Federal Ministers Attaullah Tarar, Amir Muqam and Ahsan Iqbal are also accompanying the Prime Minister.

The catastrophic flood in Buner district that caused tragic loss of over 200 lives and widespread damage to property, has also

Samaa TV team reached the affected area ahead of many government responders to offer continuous coverage of the unfolding disaster.

Across Pakistan, monsoon rains that began in late June have been heavier than usual, killing at least 645 people. Four hundred of those deaths were in the northwest alone, where narrow valleys and river-carved gorges funnel rainwater into sudden torrents.

Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.

Gul Rasheed, 60, inspects a damaged car following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding, in Bayshonai Kalay, Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

PM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited flood-hit areas in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives. Speaking in Buner, he said the entire nation mourns with the victims.

Flash floods triggered by intense rain have killed at least 341 people in northwest Pakistan since Friday (August 15), according to authorities. More than 200 fatalities were reported in the Buner district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.