Monsoon Rains Kill 242 Across Pakistan Since June 26 NDMA
The NDMA in an update shared that a total of 242 people have died in incidents linked to nearly a month of heavy monsoon rains in the country started on June 26.
“Since June 26 up to July 22, 242 people have lost their lives, including children and women,” the national disaster management agency said in its update. Moreover, 598 people were injured in heavy monsoon rains.
The report stated that heavy rains have thoroughly damaged more than 804 houses.
The NDMA in its earlier report said that Punjab is the worst-affected province, where 135 people have died and 470 were injured, 168 houses were partially damaged, and 24 were destroyed in rainfall and flash floods.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40 people lost their lives and 69 were injured. Moreover, 142 houses were partially damaged and 78 completely collapsed in rain calamity.
In Sindh, 22 people have died and 40 have been injured in rainfall. While at least 54 houses were partially damaged, and 33 were thoroughly destroyed, the disaster agency said.
At least 16 persons died in Baluchistan and four people were injured in rain-related incidents. The rains destroyed eight houses while 56 were partially damaged, according to the NDMA.
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