Pakistan

Devastating floods claim more 119 lives: NDMA

The death toll from floods exceeds 1,000

GNN Web Desk
Published 2 years ago on Aug 28th 2022, 2:35 pm
By Web Desk
Devastating floods claim more 119 lives: NDMA

Islamabad: The worst floods in the country continued, 119 more people died in one day, taking the tally of deaths over 1,000.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) released details of the damage.

According to the report, the total number of deaths has exceeded 1,000, so far 348 children have lost their lives in the flood disasters. 

More than 1,500 people were injured, 800,000 cattle were killed and 1000,000 houses were damaged.

Streams and bridges were swept away, 3,451 kilometers of roads and 149 bridges were damaged. In total, around 6 million people were affected, 500,000 people are staying in various relief camps.