Flash floods hit northern Pakistan in August 2025CEFR A2
2 Sept 2025
Adapted from Rezwan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ, Unsplash
The floods became much worse around August 14 and were most severe between August 15 and 22. Entire villages were cut off in Buner and Shangla districts when roads washed away and houses were swept away.
Heavy pre-monsoon and monsoon rains, 50 to 60 percent above normal, made rivers rise. Releases of water from reservoirs in India also raised river levels. India says it warned Pakistan after opening some floodgates, but Pakistan says the information did not arrive in time. Authorities kept evacuating people and doing relief work.
Difficult words
- flood — A large amount of water covering land.floods
- destroy — To damage something so badly that it cannot be repaired.destroyed
- shelter — A place that provides protection from danger.
- rainfall — Water that falls as rain.
- climate — The usual weather conditions in a place.
- expert — A person with a lot of knowledge about something.Experts
- glacier — A large mass of ice moving slowly.glaciers
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Discussion questions
- How do you think climate change affects weather events?
- What can be done to prevent damage from floods in the future?
- Why is it important to understand the effects of melting glaciers?
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