Eleven people died in the touristic northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan and 10 others in Karachi, the financial capital in the south, due to urban flooding that caused house collapses and electrocution, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Amir Hyder Laghari, chief meteorologist of the Sindh province, blamed “weak infrastructure” for the flooding in big cities.
By Wednesday morning, the water had receded, an AFP photographer reported.
“Another (rain) spell is to start by the end of the month,“ NDMA chairman Inam Haider Malik.
Authorities and the army are searching for dozens missing in villages that were hit by landslides and heavy rain.
“We have established relief camps where we are providing medical assistance. We are also giving dry rations and tents to all the people,“ army Colonel Irfan Afridi told AFP in Buner district, where more than 220 people were killed.
“The children are scared. They say we cannot sleep at night due to fear,“ said Anjum Anwar, a medical camp official in Buner. “The flood... has destroyed our entire settlements.”
This year, nearly 750 people have died since the season started, according to authorities.
Monsoon floods submerged one-third of Pakistan in 2022, resulting in approximately 1,700 deaths. – AFP
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