The monsoon emergency in Pakistan — driven by unprecedented rainfall, cloudbursts, urban flooding, and glacial lake downpours — has claimed more than 1,000 lives and affected nearly 7 million people since June. Overflowing rivers forced 4.7 million from their homes in the Punjab province alone. At least 4,700 villages were affected, according to the Pakistani government. CARE has elevated its emergency response in affected areas, expanding its humanitarian operations to reach the most affected districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The findings from UNOHCA’s rapid needs assessment conducted in over 1900 villages in Punjab, reveal that malaria is reported in 64 percent of the villages assessed, followed by skin infections (58 percent), diarrheal diseases (41 percent) and Dengue (32 percent), among other water borne diseases. Furthermore, the floods have devastated agriculture and livestock across Punjab, wiping out the primary sources of income and food for millions. With household food stocks running out and prices soaring, families are facing shrinking purchasing power and growing food insecurity.