PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 28 (V7N) — At least 11 people, including four children and three women, were killed in flash floods and landslides in Pakistan’s mountainous northwest over the past 24 hours, disaster officials confirmed on Friday, marking a deadly start to the monsoon season.

The victims were largely concentrated in the Swat Valley, where sudden flooding swept away families gathered near a riverbank, according to local media reports. One additional death was reported elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

“Ten of the fatalities occurred in Swat,” the PDMA said in its late Friday bulletin, which also noted six injuries and the damage of 56 homes, including six completely destroyed.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued warnings of further heavy rainfall and potential flash floods, forecasting heightened risk through Tuesday. The early impact underscores fears of another intense and destructive monsoon season.

Just last month, 24 people were killed in severe storms that pummeled parts of Pakistan — a troubling sign of increasingly erratic weather patterns.

Experts warn that Pakistan, with a population of 240 million, is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, facing a growing frequency of floods, heatwaves, and intense weather phenomena.

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