ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (NNN-APP) – Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July, have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported.
Ninety-six children and 30 women were among the dead, the NDMA said in a report.
The eastern Punjab province was the worst affected area with 68 deaths, followed by the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern Sindh provinces, with 65 and 32 deaths, respectively, said the report.
It added that, 13 people were killed in the south-western Balochistan province, five were killed in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and four died in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The NDMA also noted that 352 livestock animals have perished, while 2,293 houses and 30 bridges were damaged during the cited period.– NNN-APP
