ISLAMABAD: In most cities of the country, monsoon rains have inundated low-lying areas, causing floods in seasonal streams, destroying crops and submerging hundreds of houses.
In the last 24 hours, more than 12 people have lost their lives due to monsoon rains and the recent flood situation in Pakistan.
In Mianwali, severe flooding in seasonal streams due to rains has severely damaged crops.
In Rojhan, floods from the Zangi and Suri streams originating in the Sulaiman Mountains reached the surrounding settlements and caused the inundation of more than 100 houses. The residents themselves moved to safer places.
The rains caused flooding in the Sindh River near Kandiya and moderate flooding in the Chashma Barrage.
In Sindh’s Jamshoro, Khairpur Nathan and Osta Muhammad, heavy rains led to several incidents. In Jamshoro, the collapse of several roofs of houses due to rain resulted in the death of two people, including a woman.
In Naushahro Feroze, three cases of roof collapse resulted in the death of a child and injuries to five others. In Jacobabad’s Shah Dost village, a roof collapse of a house during rain resulted in the death of two people who were trapped under the debris.
Incessant rain in Dadu has caused flooding in seasonal streams and severed land connectivity between Dadu, Johi and hundreds of villages in the Kachho region.
In Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a roof collapse killed two children and injured three people, including a woman.
Four people, including two children, drowned in seasonal streams in Karak district. The bodies of three were found.
In Babal Khel, a grandfather and grandson drowned while crossing a seasonal stream and 26-year-old Shehzad drowned in a seasonal stream in Lowagra Lagda.
In Tank, a roof collapse of a house due to rain resulted in the death of three women and a child, while two others were injured.
