ISLAMABAD: Unprecedented torrential monsoons across country inflicted further lives and property losses as 36 more people perished in past 24 hours that took total death count in various incidents to 1,391 and 12,722 individuals got injured since onset of rainy season.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a 24-hour situation report released on routine basis that accounted overall life, property and infrastructure losses incurred by heavy rains lashing out various parts of country. Thirty-five individuals in Sindh province including eight men, four women and nine children in Jamshoro, three men, a woman and child in Shaheed Benazirabad, two men in Noushero Feroze, a man and two children died due to electrocution in Badin, a woman died due to collapse of house in Ghotki, two children drowned in pond and a child died due to snake bite in Tando Muhammad Khan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PDMA updated its data from August 17 to 27.

However, in past 24 hours a man perished in Dera Ismail Khan. There was no incident or loss to report in Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

In Balochistan, M-8 (100-140 km) was blocked due to land sliding in 24 kilometers (km) section of Wangu hills whereas 2 kms area was cleared and restoration work in process. In KP, N-95 Madyan was blocked between Behrain-Ashrait (23 km) and Laikot-Kalam section (8 km) was blocked due to debris whereas Frontier Works Organisation was creating diversion at these locations. In Sindh, N-55 from Meher Johi Canal to Khairpur Nathan Shah was submerged and road would open after drainage of water. NDMA teams for Joint Survey and Damage Assessment of Flood Affected Areas comprised of 32 teams that reached respective destinations including two in Quetta, Pashin, Loralai, Dhuki, Surab, Panjghoor, Jaffarabad, Sohbatpur, Jhal Maghsi, Awaran, Lasbela, Gawadar, Qila Saifullah, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Musakhel, Washuk, Kohlu, Barkhan, Khuzdar, Nasirabad, Kachhi, Kharan, Kalat, Mustang, Sherani, Zhob, Nushki, Chaman, Sibi, Dera Bugti).

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 09 2022

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