Pakistan
The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is supporting people affected by crises across Pakistan.
Last updated: 18 August 2025
More than 1,190 people died after flood water ravaged Pakistan in 2022.
33 million people had to leave their homes with little or no belongings. That's equivalent to around half of the UK.
Since June this year almost constant severe flooding and landslides have again hit the majority of the country. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands more have been forced from their homes.
The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is on the ground, providing people with essential support, including shelter, food, clean water and medical aid.
We urgently need funds to reach more people.
Children after the 2022 floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. PHOTO: Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Conflict between India and Pakistan flared up on 7 May 2025, leading to violence along the Line of Control between the two countries. This led to the deaths of over 30 people in Pakistan and more than 15 in India.
The situation remains tense despite a recently agreed ceasefire. In Pakistan, the humanitarian impact is growing fast, and estimates say that around 4.5 million people are at serious risk and may have to flee their homes if conflict resumes.
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society is working closely with the government to support affected communities, particularly in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) region.
Red Crescent teams are prepared in case of renewed conflict to evacuate vulnerable people, provide first aid, and establish emergency shelters.
The priority of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is to protect lives and provide urgent relief to people affected by this escalating crisis.
Pakistan in numbers
- More than two million homes were damaged or destroyed in the 2022 floods, forcing eight million people from where they live. 1.7 million hectares of crops were wiped out and over 800,000 livestock perished.
- By end of 2023, it was estimated that around 1.8 million people still lived near to stagnant and polluted floodwaters.
- Pakistan ranks 13 in the world in levels of hazard and exposure. Each year, natural hazards across the country affect at least 3 million people. The 2022 floods affected 33 million people, over 1000% more than usual.
- The country ranks 161st on the Human Development Index.
Red Cross and Red Crescent movement response
With financial and technical support from the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the Pakistan Red Crescent (PRCS) reached over 546,000 people across the Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces following the 2022 floods.
Relief items such as family tents, tarpaulins, shelter toolkits, hygiene kits and kitchen sets were among the support given.
The 91制片厂 supported with 388 family-sized tents and essential accessories, contributing to the overall shelter assistance PRCS provided to over 6,000 families with emergency family tents in worst hit districts of Sindh province.
We also supplied 6,000 jerrycans to families to help them access and store drinking water, helping 42,000 people. Families living in makeshift shelters were also provided with 5,710 long-lasting insecticide nets - this supported almost 40,000 people.
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