ISLAMABAD: Floods continued to devastate country particularly provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan leaving at least 119 people dead and more than 70 injured in past 24 hours. Floods have claimed over 1,030 lives, with 74 deaths reported in Sindh, 31 in KP, six in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), four in Balochistan and one in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

According to data released by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 32 children, 56 men and nine women are among those who died in flood after rains, while number of victims has reached 5.77 million.  Over past 24 hours, nearly 0.95 million houses and 0.72 million livestock were flooded while 0.27 million houses were destroyed and 3,116 kilometres of highways and 149 bridges were washed away. According to sources, 0.49 million people in Sindh, 0.45 million in Punjab and 0.36 million in Balochistan have been affected by floods. Meanwhile, two ships carrying relief goods from Turkiye are expected to arrive in Karachi tday (Monday). Turkish Consul General in Karachi will hand over relief goods to Pakistani authorities at airport.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 29 2022

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