Flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat Valley have resulted in 11 fatalities, including four children and three women, as reported by local disaster management officials. Rescue operations are ongoing due to further severe weather forecasts of heavy rain, potentially leading to more floods. This tragedy underlines Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change, where recent years have seen an increase in severe flooding events, compounded by inadequate national response to climate threats. Former climate minister Sherry Rehman criticized the lack of urgency in addressing these growing risks to the community.
"In the past 24 hours, flash floods and landslides have claimed the lives of 11 people including four children and three women while six others have been injured."
"Pakistan is among the world's more vulnerable countries to the effect of climate change with an increasing frequency of flash floods and other climate-related events impacting its 240 million inhabitants."
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