Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have washed away streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key freeway within the north, officers mentioned Monday, because the demise toll from rain-related incidents rose to 209 since July 1.
Fourteen folks have died in Punjab province up to now 24 hours, mentioned Irfan Ali, an official with the provincial catastrophe administration authority. Many of the different deaths occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.
Pakistan’s annual monsoon season runs from July to September. Scientists and meteorologists have attributed elevated rainfall lately to local weather change. In 2022, climate-induced torrential rains inundated a 3rd of the nation, killing 1,739 folks and inflicting $30 billion in harm.
Zaheer Ahmed Babar, a senior official at Pakistan Meteorological Division, mentioned the newest wave of heavy rains will proceed this week in some elements of the nation. Torrential rains in southern Pakistan have flooded streets in Sukkur district of Sindh province.
Authorities mentioned efforts have been underway to clear the necessary Karakorum Freeway within the north of landslides. Flash floods additionally broken some bridges within the north, disrupting site visitors.
The federal government has suggested vacationers to keep away from the affected areas.
Greater than 2,200 properties have been broken throughout Pakistan since July 1, when monsoon rains started, the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority mentioned.
Neighbouring Afghanistan has additionally suffered harm from rains and flooding since Could, with greater than 80 folks lifeless. On Sunday, three folks died when their automobile was swept away by floodwaters in Ghazni, in keeping with provincial police.
