(17 Aug 2025)
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Bishoni village, Buner, Pakistan – 17 August 2025
1. Various of villagers searching for bodies in the flood debris
2. Wide shot of village
3. Various of Dr. Nawaz Yousuf’s destroyed houses
4. Various of Yousuf looking reacting after seeing his destroyed house and losing his family members
5. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Dr. Nawaz Yousaf, man who lost his house and family members in flood:
"There was a flash flood here that caused massive destruction. Most of the people in our village were swept away. Some have been found, while others are still missing. This was our uncle’s house, where our cousins lived. One brother had his house here, and another brother’s house was nearby. On the upper floor, our cousin —the third brother—lived. The house that was swept away by the flood had eight people inside. They were our uncle’s cousins and brothers, along with their children. Their mother, who was our aunt, and their sister —my cousin— were also there. Sadly, all of them were swept away by the flood."
6. Various of Al-khidmat Foundation volunteers bringing water and food
7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Asif Jan, Al-Khidmat Foundation worker:
“Al-Khidmat Foundation volunteers are arriving from all over Pakistan, bringing supplies, drinking water and rations. This small doomsday happened here, on Friday. We all pray to Allah Almighty that this severe test will not happen."
8. Wide shot of people carrying drinking water
9. Various of people are carrying pots of cooked food
10. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Mohsin Khan, Ummah Welfare Trust:
"This camp has been set up since day one. And we have given medicine to more than a thousand patients, because at present, there is no medical facility for these people."
11. Various of Ummah Welfare Trust medical camp
12. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Bakhti Khan, local resident:
"The truck carrying relief items was not allowed to travel to the affected area, the driver said the deputy commissioner has ordered not to go ahead, but he was lying. We have a video of truck, which reached DC’s office. People are stopping the relief trucks on the way, although the government, army and the deputy commissioner are present."
13. Various of military personnel in affected village
STORYLINE:
Pakistani authorities on Sunday defended their response to flash floods that killed more than 200 people in a single northwestern district last week.
Residents in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, accused officials of failing to warn them to evacuate after torrential rain and cloudbursts triggered deadly flooding and landslides.
There was no warning broadcast from mosque loudspeakers, a traditional method in remote areas.
The government said that while an early warning system was in place, the sudden downpour in Buner was so intense that the deluge struck before residents could be alerted.
Lt. Gen. Inam Haider, chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, told a hastily convened news conference in Islamabad that Pakistan was experiencing shifting weather patterns because of climate change.
Since the monsoon season began in June, Pakistan has already received 50% more rainfall than in the same period last year, he added.
He warned that more intense weather could follow, with heavy rains forecast to continue this month.
In one of the deadliest incidents, 24 people from one family died in the village of Qadar Nagar when floodwaters swept through their home on the eve of a wedding.
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