ISLAMABAD: The death toll from this season’s monsoon rain and floods since mid-June has risen to 1,731 along with 12,867 injuries in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
According to a report released by the NDMA on Saturday night, 645 children and 350 women were among those who lost their lives in separate rain or flood-related incidents in the country so far.
Sindh was the worst-hit province, where 792 people were killed, followed by Balochistan with 336 deaths, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab reported 308 and 223 deaths, respectively.
Over 33 million people and 85 districts across Pakistan have been affected by the floods, it added.
Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA and other government organisations were underway in the flood-hit areas.
