Death toll from devastating floods reaches 1191

Islamabad: Devastating floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across much of Pakistan as 27 more died, taking the death toll from calamity to 1191.

According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) report, one person died in Punjab, 4 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and 15 in Sindh during the last twenty-four hours.

NDMA said that a total of 422 deaths occurred in Sindh due to rains and floods, while 253 people died in Balochistan, 264 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 188 in Punjab, 22 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 41 in Azad Kashmir.

The report added that, 87 people were injured during the last 24 hours and the total number of injured people because of the catastrophic flooding across the country has been recorded as 3641.

Furthermore, the number of injured people in Sindh has reached 1101, Balochistan 164, KP 327, Azad Kashmir 21 and the most injured 2023 were reported in Punjab.

According to the report, 372,823 houses were destroyed due to rains and floods across the country while 733,536 houses were partially damaged.

NDMA says that 243 bridges and 173 shops across the country were damaged by the recent rains while 5,063 km of roads were also affected.

NDMA further informed that more than 731,000 cattle have died across the country.