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Flash floods hit northern Pakistan in August 2025 (Level A1) — a river running through a lush green hillside

Flash floods hit northern Pakistan in August 2025CEFR A1

2 Sept 2025

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Adapted from Rezwan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
73 words
  • Flash floods hit northern Pakistan in August 2025.
  • The floods have killed over 800 people since late June.
  • Many homes and roads were destroyed.
  • People in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan suffered.
  • Rescue teams are working and people are evacuated.
  • Water rose in rivers like the Sutlej and Ravi.
  • A glacier burst in Gilgit-Baltistan in the third week of August.
  • At least 200 people were moved to safety after the burst.

Difficult words

  • flood — A large amount of water that covers land.
    floods
  • destroy — To cause something to end completely.
    destroyed
  • home — A place where people live.
    homes
  • displace — To force someone to leave their home.
    displaced
  • rescue — To save someone from danger.
  • victim — A person harmed by an event.
    victims

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Discussion questions

  • How do floods affect communities?
  • What can be done to help the victims?
  • Why is it important to have rescue teams?

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