(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured in heavy
monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related
incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, Trend reports citing
Xinhua .
According to the report released by the NDMA, at least four
children and two women were among those who lost their lives in
different rain-related incidents in different parts of the
country.
The country's southwest Balochistan province was the worst-hit
region with six deaths, followed by northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(KP) with three deaths while eastern Punjab provinces reported one
death, the NDMA said, adding that the floods have also partially
destroyed five houses in KP.
The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon
rains since mid-June has reached 592, including 116 women and 230
children, along with 974 others injured, the report said.
Additionally, 51,659 houses, 126 bridges and 43 shops have been
destroyed, it added.
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