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  • Passenger van swept away by flood in Iran, not in Pakistan

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    Intense monsoon downpours have killed hundreds in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and eastern Punjab provinces in August but dramatic footage of floodwaters sweeping away a passenger van first surfaced online more than three years ago. News reports published similar footage about the passengers drowning in northeastern Iran in July 2022.

    “Latest: A huge tragedy. The entire school van along with children became victim of flood,” reads the Urdu-language caption of a Facebook reel published on August 28.

    The clip shows a green van being swept by muddy floodwater as passengers cry for help and people rush along the bank. After some time, the van is seen overturned along the embankment.

    The post also contained the hashtags #Ravi #flood #indian #IndiaFloods #rescue #lahore.

    Three transboundary rivers in the east of Pakistan have swollen to exceptionally high levels in August as a result of heavy rains across the border in India (archived link). 

    It has triggered flood alerts throughout Punjab province, home to nearly half of Pakistan’s 255 million people. The army was also deployed to help evacuate people and livestock near the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers.

    Screenshot of the false Facebook reel taken on August 28, 2025, with a red X added by AFP

    The same clip along with similar claims also appeared on Instagram, X and TikTok.

    But the video first circulated in news reports about floods that hit neighbouring Iran three years ago.

    A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from the falsely shared clip led to similar footage used in a July 31, 2022, report by the news outlet The Independent Persian on its verified YouTube channel entitled: “Van passengers trapped in deadly flood” (archived link).

    Persian language description on the video reads: “On July 30, the occupants of a van were caught in the middle of flooding on the road from the village of Meyami to the village of Chenarak in Razavi Khorasan province. According to the governor of Mashhad, the 13 passengers in the van were Iraqis, seven of whom died as a result of the accident.”

    <span>Screenshots comparison of false post (left) and the Independent Persian video (right): </span>

    Screenshots comparison of false post (left) and the Independent Persian video (right):

    Iranian media outlets Mehr News and Hamshahri Online also reported the same incident embedding similar images (archived here and here).

    Landslides and floods triggered by heavier-than-usual monsoon rains have killed more than 850 people across Pakistan since June. The latest downpour has killed at least 32 people as of August 31, 2025 (archived link).

    AFP has fact-checked other false claims about the monsoon rains affecting South Asia.

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  • Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193

    Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193

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    The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up, officials said Monday.A police statement said there were 31 people who were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.Video above: Unveiling the Most Dangerous Countries for Air TravelMany of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and much of southern part of the city was flooded.At least three buses stuck in the traffic jam were buried by a landslide that killed three dozen people at a point on the highway about 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Kathmandu. Because of the blocked road, people in the buses and other vehicles were sleeping when the landslide buried the vehicles.Kathmandu had remained cut off all weekend as the three highways out of the city were blocked by landslides.Workers were able to temporarily open up the key Prithvi highway, removing rocks, mud and trees that had been washed from the mountains.Weather improved on Sunday and Monday, allowing rescue and recovery work to be stepped up.Residents in the southern part of Kathmandu, which was inundated on Saturday, were cleaning up houses as water levels began to recede. At least 34 people were killed in Kathmandu, which was the hardest hit by flooding.Police and soldiers were assisting with rescue efforts, while heavy equipment was used to clear the landslides from the roads. The government announced it was closing schools and colleges across Nepal for the next three days.The monsoon season began in June and usually ends by mid-September.

    The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up, officials said Monday.

    A police statement said there were 31 people who were still reported missing and 96 people were injured across the Himalayan nation.

    Video above: Unveiling the Most Dangerous Countries for Air Travel

    Many of the deaths were in the capital, Kathmandu, which got heavy rainfall, and much of southern part of the city was flooded.

    At least three buses stuck in the traffic jam were buried by a landslide that killed three dozen people at a point on the highway about 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Kathmandu. Because of the blocked road, people in the buses and other vehicles were sleeping when the landslide buried the vehicles.

    Kathmandu had remained cut off all weekend as the three highways out of the city were blocked by landslides.

    Workers were able to temporarily open up the key Prithvi highway, removing rocks, mud and trees that had been washed from the mountains.

    Weather improved on Sunday and Monday, allowing rescue and recovery work to be stepped up.

    Residents in the southern part of Kathmandu, which was inundated on Saturday, were cleaning up houses as water levels began to recede. At least 34 people were killed in Kathmandu, which was the hardest hit by flooding.

    Police and soldiers were assisting with rescue efforts, while heavy equipment was used to clear the landslides from the roads. The government announced it was closing schools and colleges across Nepal for the next three days.

    The monsoon season began in June and usually ends by mid-September.

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  • Canopy collapse at New Delhi airport kills 1, injures 6

    Canopy collapse at New Delhi airport kills 1, injures 6

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    A portion of the canopy at a departure terminal of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed early Friday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the Indian capital, killing one person and injuring six others, officials said.All flight departures from Terminal 1 were temporarily suspended as rescuers cleared the debris to rescue anyone trapped there, the airport authority said.The collapse occurred in the domestic departure area of Terminal 1, the main terminal of New Delhi’s main airport. The fire services control room said the injured were taken to a hospital.“Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy of the old departure forecourt” collapsed around 5 a.m., an airport authority statement said.Besides the roof sheet, some support beams also collapsed, damaging cars in the pickup and drop-off area of the terminal, the Press Trust of India news agency said.Of the six injured, one was rescued from a car on which an iron beam had fallen, PTI said.Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said first responders were working at the site and advised airlines to assist all affected passengers.”Rescue operations are still ongoing,” he said in a post on the X social media platform.

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    A portion of the canopy at a departure terminal of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed early Friday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the Indian capital, killing one person and injuring six others, officials said.

    All flight departures from Terminal 1 were temporarily suspended as rescuers cleared the debris to rescue anyone trapped there, the airport authority said.

    The collapse occurred in the domestic departure area of Terminal 1, the main terminal of New Delhi’s main airport.

    The fire services control room said the injured were taken to a hospital.

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    “Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy of the old departure forecourt” collapsed around 5 a.m., an airport authority statement said.

    Besides the roof sheet, some support beams also collapsed, damaging cars in the pickup and drop-off area of the terminal, the Press Trust of India news agency said.

    Of the six injured, one was rescued from a car on which an iron beam had fallen, PTI said.

    Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said first responders were working at the site and advised airlines to assist all affected passengers.

    “Rescue operations are still ongoing,” he said in a post on the X social media platform.

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