Torrential rains, floods kill 262 in Pakistan: NDMA

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Torrential rains, floods kill 262 in Pakistan: NDMA

Dawn.com Published September 17, 2012

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Approximately 3,883 villages, spreading over an area of over 1,345,531 acres, have been affected by the torrential rains.—File Photo

KARACHI: A total of 262 people have been reported killed and 815 injured so far this year as torrential monsoon rains and flash floods wreak havoc throughout the country, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Monday.

Over 70, 000 houses have also been reportedly damaged, with 51,027 partially and 19,465 completely damaged, said the official statistics which are updated until Sept 16.

Approximately 3,883 villages, spreading over an area of over 1,345,531 acres, have been affected by the torrential rains.

DawnNews reported that the most casualties were reported in Sindh province, according to the data, with 106 people killed and 361 injured, and a total of approximately 273,000 people affected by the torrential rains.

At least 58 people were killed and 272 injured in Punjab due to rain related accidents, with over 857,000 people affected in total in the province.

Torrential rains and flooding killed 39 people and injured about 35 others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with 104 houses damaged. Meanwhile, 25 people were killed in Balochistan.

Pakistani-administered Kashmir (AJK) region recorded 31 deaths, while 3 people were reported killed in Islamabad region.

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IRUM

Sep 18, 2012 03:13am

You are so right.I wish our two nations can do what you have suggested.

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shahzad manzoor

Sep 18, 2012 12:16am

condolences to all those affected by the rains. 4 b r chawla wid due respect, there r many other fields where govt can cut expenditure, def may not be on top of the list

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Adeeb

Sep 18, 2012 05:54am

Hevy Rain in Pakistan, vry bad incident again on pakistan and othr sectors.............

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B R Chawla

Sep 17, 2012 03:37pm

My sincerest condolences to the families of those who perished in this diaster. Poor bear the brunt most and need worldwide empathy. Wish both India and Pakistan save on the wasteful expenditure on defence and use the money thus saved for development and welfare of their people. If only both the countries can agree to cease hostile distrust they can save upto fifty crores a day which can transform the fate of their people. Why don't they try just for ten years and discover if the hostality was worth the sufferings they have subjected their people all along. Heavens are not going to fall if the de-escalation can put the issues on back burner for ten to twenty years. They can do so without prejudice to their respective positions. Chawla

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Francis

Sep 18, 2012 12:55am

Well said!

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