Islamabad, Sep 27, 2025

More than 4.2 million people have been affected by monsoon floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province, with southern districts bearing the brunt, according to a rapid needs assessment released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Friday.

The survey, conducted jointly with the provincial government from September 8 to 18, covered nearly 2,000 villages in 18 flood-affected districts.

The assessment found that around 2.8 million people were displaced, about 161,700 houses were damaged, and health and education infrastructure also suffered extensive damage.

According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, around three million people were rescued or evacuated between June 26 and September 19 nationwide. Floods

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