New Delhi: The natural disaster in Pakistan has killed at least 1033 people and injured 1527. Hundreds of people are stranded across the river in the Manoor valley of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a flash flood hit the region on Friday, destroying at least ten bridges and dozens of buildings.
As per the cumulative data from June 14, A total of 949,858 homes have been partially or fully destroyed, Almost 3,451.5 km of road have been damaged, and 149 bridges have collapsed, 170 shops were destroyed.
According to the media report, Almost 110 districts of Pakistan are affected with 72 of those districts declaring a calamity hit. Pakistan is grappling with its worst natural disaster in over a decade. The government was forced to declare a “national emergency” after the floods affected millions in the nation.
The authority shared that 51,275 have been rescued while 498,442 have been moved to relief camps.
National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan (NDMA) said, Going by Pakistan’s 30-year average, the country has received 134mm of rain, and this year it received 388.7mm of rain. As of Thursday, Pakistan has received 375.4 mm of rainfall – 2.87 times higher than the national 30-year average of 130.8 mm. The rains have primarily affected Balochistan, Sindh, and parts of Punjab, with Balochistan receiving five times its average 30-year rainfall and Sindh receiving 5.7 times its 30-year average, the statement reads.
(Vinayak)
