ISLAMABAD, Jul 26 (NNN-APP) – Around 310 people have been killed and 295 others injured, in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan, since Jun 14, as heavy downpours continue to lash the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said.
A total of 175 women and children are among the dead, NDMA said, in a situation report released Sunday, adding that, the rains have partially or fully damaged nearly 8,979 houses, along with 48 bridges and several shops across the country.
Most of the damages and casualties were reported from the country’s south-western Balochistan province, where 100 people died and 57 others sustained injuries, followed by the southern Sindh province, which has reported 70 deaths and 27 injured people, according to NDMA.
Almost 64 people were killed in the east Punjab province, 62 in the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and 14 people in other parts of the country, said NDMA.
NDMA said, rescue and relief activities are underway. The agency has been providing food packs, tents, kitchen sets, mosquito nets, hygiene kits, blankets and tarpaulins, to victims of rains and floods across the country.
The recent spell of rains during the last 48 hours has caused urban flooding in some big cities of Pakistan.– NNN-APP
