Rescuers transfer a flood affected child from a flood-hit area on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday.

The eastern Punjab province and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir reported seven deaths each, followed by four in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the NDMA.

The causes of death included flood-related drowning, structural collapses due to water damage, and accidental electrocutions as water levels rose in urban and semi-urban areas.

Authorities have issued fresh warnings for further rain in vulnerable areas, while emergency teams remain on alert. Rescue operations and damage assessments are underway in the affected regions. ■

People observe a flood-hit area on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

A flood-hit area is pictured on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)

A woman wades through flood waters at a flood-hit area on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)