The total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,545, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.<\/p>\n
According to a report released by the NDMA on Saturday evening, 552 children and 315 women were among those who lost their lives in separate rain or flood-related accidents in the country.<\/p>\n
The country’s southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region where 678 people were killed, followed by northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwest Balochistan provinces which reported 306 and 299 deaths, respectively, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the NDMA.<\/p>\n
Moreover, 1,943,978 houses were destroyed and 9,43,909 livestock perished in different parts of Pakistan, the report said.<\/p>\n
It added that 12,735 km-long roads and 375 bridges have been damaged throughout the season.<\/p>\n
Additionally, 81 districts and an estimated 33,046,329 people have been affected by the floods, according to statistics published by the NDMA.<\/p>\n
Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA, other government organizations, volunteers and non-government organizations were under way in the flood-hit area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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