The Nobel Prize Malala Yousafzai, whose native region is between the areas of northern Pakistan, more affected by the floods triggered by the cloud, cried the loss of lives and the solidarity expressed with the displaced and the duel.
“My heart is broken by each community affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan, from Gilgit Baltistán to Azad Jammu and Kashmir and especially Buner, Swat, Bajaur and Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” Malala wrote in a message posted in X.
The picturesque Shangla district of the Malakand Division is its hometown.
According to a report by the Provincial Disaster Authority (PDMA) of KP, Shangla saw 37 deaths, Mansehra 23, Swat 22, Bajaur 21, Battagram 15, Lower Dir Five and one was registered in Abbottabad.
He added that 11 houses were destroyed, while 63 were partially damaged, while two Swat and other schools in Shangla were also affected.
“My deepest condolences to all who have lost loved ones, houses and livelihoods,” the Nobel Prize wrote in his sincere publication.
The rescuers fought to recover bodies of the muddy debris on Saturday after the sudden floods caused by heavy monsoon rains throughout the north of Pakistan killed at least 344 people in the last 48 hours, the authorities said.
Most of the deaths, 324, were reported in KP, said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Most were killed in sudden floods and collapse houses, while at least another 137 were injured.
The provincial rescue agency said AFP That around 2,000 rescue workers dedicated themselves to recovering bodies from the debris and carrying out help operations in nine districts, where the rain was still hindering the efforts.
Malala, a firm defender of girls’ education, returned to her people, Barkana in Shangla, in March 2025, marking her first visit in 13 years since she survived an attempt to murder by militants.
This visit marked his first return to Shangla since he survived a shooting in 2012. The last time Pakistan visited in 2018, but could not travel to his hometown at that time.
Malala was attacked by the terrorists of the Pakistan Tehreek-E-Taliban, now declared Fitna-Al-Khawarij for the country’s civil and military leadership, on a school bus on Swat Valley in 2012.
She was evacuated to the United Kingdom and became a world defender of girls education and, at the age of 17, the winner of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize.
