Since June 26, at least 266 people have died in the ongoing incidents of torrential rains in Pakistan, including 126 children, while 628 others were injured. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday that 14 people have died and 17 others have been injured in rain -related incidents in the last 24 hours. The total dead include 94 men, 46 females and 126 children.
The highest number of 144 people died in Punjab province. After this, 63 people have died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan, 10 in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir and eight in Islamabad.
Heavy rains and sudden floods have caused widespread damage to property and infrastructure. In the last 24 hours, 246 houses have been damaged and 38 animals have died. More than 1,250 houses have been damaged since the onset of monsoon and 366 animals have been killed. In Punjab, Governor Sardar Salim Haider visited flood affected areas in Pindi furnaces and informed about widespread destruction.
Due to release of water from the Tarabella dam, due to the rise of the Indus River, there has been a serious condition of flooding in the furore of stuck. In Chiniot, the Chenab river is reported to have flooded at a lower level. Many houses were damaged due to landslides in Khanpur tehsil of Haripur, while a road in Hali Bagh Kalali was blocked for two days due to large landslides, which delayed relief work.
Rain continued in Swat and surrounding areas, while eight people died and more than 10 people went missing in the sudden floods due to rain in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan occupied. There is news of a big landslide near Tatta water. The NDMA said that he is keeping a close watch on the situation and coordinating in rescue and relief operations with the provincial officials.
https://www.abplive.com/news/world/pakistan-weather-226-died-and-628-injured-duet-to-heavy-rain-2985345
