Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: As the monsoon fury lays waste to country, the devastating impact of rains and flash floods have claimed at least 234 lives, left 596 injured and damaged 826 homes since June 26, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Moreover, two men, two women and eight children were the latest to lose their lives in rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours on Tuesday, while ten others sustained injuries.
The unrelenting downpour has also resulted in the death of 203 livestock, displacement of families and disruption of critical infrastructure nationwide.
Over 62 rescue operations have been carried out so far, with 450 people rescued, while 27 relief and medical camps have been established to support those affected.
The NDMA warns that the threat is far from over, as further heavy rainfall is forecast across northern and hilly regions, raising serious concerns over urban flooding, landslides, mudslides and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
