ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): At least 104 citizens, including 49 children, died and 200 injured across the country, during the recent monsoon rains from June 26 to July 12, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
413 houses have been destroyed, and 111 animals killed in the recent spell of the monsoon rains. Monsoon rains have claimed the lives of 6 more people in the last 24 hours, as per the NDMA.
The NDMA has released a report on the destruction, financial and human losses caused by the recent monsoon rains and floods, which has revealed that 104 people have died in different parts of the country so far.
Nine bridges were damaged, and about 10.5 kilometres of highways were impacted. Housing has also been severely impacted by the rains, with 278 homes partially damaged and 135 completely demolished.
All pertinent provincial and local agencies have been instructed by the NDMA to expedite emergency and relief efforts in the impacted areas. Given that additional rainfall is predicted in multiple regions of the nation, the authority emphasised the importance of taking preemptive measures to minimise additional losses in the days ahead.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and provincial disaster management authorities have issued warnings about the possibility of flooding in different parts of Pakistan due to the arrival of a new monsoon season.
The NDMA predicts that from July 13 to 17, there will be extensive thundershowers in a number of areas, including eastern Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Islamabad, Punjab, and Kashmir.In places that are vulnerable, the rainstorm may cause both riverine and flash flooding due to an active monsoon system.
The NDMA has issued a heavy rain and flood alert for the majority of urban and mountainous areas due to the substantial rainfall that the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast for the next few days.
