KARACHI: 39 more people fell victim to the raging flood caused from torrential downpours in southern and northern parts of Pakistan over in past 24 hoursincreasing total loss up to over 700 from June, officials said.
Majority of Deaths have been reported in provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, where hundreds of thousands of people stuck in relentless rains and swirling floods.
At least 25 people died in Sindh in in last 24 hours how result of roof collapse, electric shock and drowning, Samaa TV reported, adding that the rescuers, supported by army troops and air force choppers, yes struggling to get to the stuck ones.
Roof of mosque collapsed on Monday morning in a remote village in Khairpur district of Sindh province, killing at least seven believers and dozens of injured, the district administration confirmed.
Known as the world’s Khairpur, the largest date-producing area, was flooded by week-long downpours, injuring 70 people. percent of date culture.
five members of a family including children were killed when their house roof collapsed in Shikarpur district, four more died in Larkana, hometown of killed prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Other deaths reported in areas of Dadu, Nawabshah, Gotki, Sukkur and Kashmor.
Nine more the victims came from different parts of Balochistan, where incessant rains and floods have swept hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses, roads, bridges and animals and flooding large strips of land.
Dozens of thousands of people live in tents and shelters set up through government and non-governmental aid organizations.
After heavy rains and floods government of A state of emergency has been declared in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. in at least four districts.
At least two people were killed when the roof of them house collapsed in in remote Bajaur region, which is in contact with neighboring Afghanistan.
One of most difficult hit districts, Dera Ghazi Khan, in Punjab continues to reel from floods caused heavy downpours over in past a week like an army and air force planes dropped food bags, water bottles and dry rations on discarded residents in several villages.
An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the troops were busy in rescue work in flood-hit cities of Sindh, Balochistan, KP and Punjab.
Army helicopters dispatched to affected areas in provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistanspeed up rescue and relief efforts.”
Whereas the army and paramilitaries were involved in rescue work in all four provinces added.
The ongoing monsoon spell that has begun on June 14 while killed over 700 people including over 200 each in Sindh and Balochistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
