Over 850 People Dead, 2 Million Hit By “Historic Floods” In Pakistan
At least 15 people have died during the last 24 hours and millions were impacted as torrential rains lashed large parts of Pakistan triggering unprecedented flood situation in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, official data showed Sunday.
Ten people have died during the last 24 hours in the Punjab province while five died in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the same time.
The toll across Pakistan from June 26 till August 31 has increased to 854 with over 1,100 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) report said.
“Over 2 million people have been impacted by historic floodings in Punjab while the government rescued 7,60,000 people and over 5,00,000 livestock trapped in floods,” Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said in a statement on Sunday.
More than a dozen places across Lahore, Hafizabad and Multan districts received over 60 mm rains in 24 hours ending at 8:00 am on Sunday with at least four of them receiving more than 120 mm rainfall in that duration, Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) data said.
