A user on facebook claims that a video is showing flooding in Lahore, Pakistan, implying that it is recent. The description on the video says: "A huge tragedy: the entire school bus, including the children, is swept away by the floodwaters." It shows a green van being swept away by water until it eventually sinks. Scenes from this video are also shared by other users in the current flood context.

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DW Fact check: False. Through a reverse image search, DW Fact check found a YouTube videoshowing the incident from another angle. The video was taken originally in 2022 during floods in Iran and the text below the YouTube video says in Farsi: "On July 30, passengers of a van traveling on the road from Miami to Chenark in Iran's Razavi Khorasan province were caught in a flash flood." Farsi-language sources from 2022 confirm that this incident did take place and that a van was swept away by the floods. At least seven passengers lost their lives in the incident. In late July 2022, Iran was hit by several floods and mudslides. Back then, DW reported about videos being posted on social media that showed cars caught in the rising waters and carried away.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · September 5, 2025