The winner of the Nobel Prize Nobel Malala Yousafzai, whose region of origin is among the areas of northern Pakistan struck by the floods triggered by the clouds, cried the loss of life and a solidarity expressed with the move and in mourning on Sunday.
“My heart breaks for each community affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan, from Gilgit Baltistan to Azad Jammu and Kashmir and in particular Buner, Swat, Bajaur and Shangla at Khyber Pakhtunkh,” wrote Malala in a message published on X.
The picturesque district of Shangla from the Malakand division is her hometown.
According to a provincial KP report Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Shangla saw 37 deaths, Manshra 23, Swat 22, Bajaur 21, Battagram 15, Lower Dir Five and one was recorded in Abbottabad.
He added that 11 houses were destroyed while 63 were partially damaged, while two schools in Swat and another in Shangla were also affected.
“My greatest condolences to all those who have lost dear beings, houses and livelihoods,” wrote the Nobel Prize winner in his sincere position.
The rescuers struggled to recover the bodies of muddy debris on Saturday after sudden floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 344 people in the last 48 hours, the authorities announced.
The majority of deaths, 324, were reported in KP, said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Most were killed in sudden floods and collapsing houses, while at least 137 others were injured.
The provincial rescue agency said AFP The fact that around 2,000 rescuers engaged in organizations for recovering debris and carried out rescue operations in nine districts, where the rain still entered the efforts.
Malala, an ardent defender of girls’ education, returned to her village, Barkana in Shangla, in March 2025, marking his first visit in 13 years since her survival of an assassination attempt by activists.
This visit marked her first return to Shangla since her survival of a shooting in 2012. She visited Pakistan for the last time in 2018, but could not go to her village of origin at the time.
Malala was attacked by the terrorists of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Taliban, now declared Fitna-Al-Khawarij by the Civil and Military Directorate of the country, on a school bus in Swat Valley in 2012.
She was evacuated to the United Kingdom and became a global defender of girls’ education and, at the age of 17, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
