North India Statesman
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Islamabad: Jio TV on Saturday quoted Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as saying that over 200 people, including about 100 children, have lost their lives and more than 500 people have been injured in rain -related incidents since the monsoon came in late June. The highest number of deaths in Pakistan’s Punjab in Punjab, the highest number of 123 deaths in the Punjab province of Pakistan. After this, 40 died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan and one each in Islamabad and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Due to the death, at least 118 people were killed by falling house, 30 people were suddenly killed in floods, while others lost their lives due to drowning, lightning and landslides. In addition, more than 560 people, including 182 children, have been injured due to heavy rains. It further states that the sudden floods in Rawalpindi spread to houses, streets and markets and the entire locality was submerged. The water level in some areas increased so much that it reached the roofs, forcing the residents to leave their luggage and suffered a lot of damage in the faces, where 11 people died and 60 were injured in 33 incidents in just two days. Most of these deaths occurred due to the collapse of weak buildings. The infrastructure and landslides were destroyed by heavy rains and landslides due to heavy rains and landslides. At least 32 roads were washed away after more than 450 mm of rain in Chakwal. Along with damage to the ban, communication connectivity has been broken, and power supply in many areas has still not been restored. According to a recent report of the United Nations News, the Khyber Pakhtunwa and Gilgit-Baltistan regions have also hurting the floods due to the flooding of the lake in the Khyber Pakhtunwa and Gilgit-Baltistan regions. How floods reflect Pakistan’s sensitivity to climate changes. In 2022, the monsoon floods killed more than 1,700 people, displaced millions of people and water systems were destroyed. It also caused economic loss of about 40 billion dollars. Pakistan regularly floods regularly from June to September, which often causes malignant landslides, broader infrastructure damage and large -scale displacement, especially in areas with densely populated areas or in areas with insufficient drainage systems.
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