Since mid -June, heavy rainfall killed 282 people in Pakistan

Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, July 21 (Reporter Jiang Chao) The Pakistani National Disaster Administration said on the 21st that since June 14, heavy rainfall caused flood disasters in the country, causing at least 282 deaths and 211 injuries.

According to a report released by the Pakistana National Disaster Administration on the 21st, as of the 20th, heavy rainfall caused a total of 5648 houses in Pakistan, which was completely damaged. At least 559 kilometers of roads were damaged, 22 bridges collapsed, and 1654 livestock died. Baluchi provinces in the southwest caused the floods due to heavy rainfall, the disaster was the most serious, causing 88 deaths and 62 injuries.

The report said that heavy rainfall also killed 67 people in the southern Xinde Province, 57 people died in the Punja province in the east, 56 people died in the northwest of Capel-Pushtu Province, and 14 people died in other regions. At present, the Pakistani government is launching rescue work and distributing essential products such as food, tents, and blankets to the affected people.

The Pakistani Meteorological Department predicts that the wind circulation in South Asia will remain active in the next week, and heavy rainfall will occur in many places in the country.

Affected by monsoon, from June to September each year is the rainy season of Pakistan, precipitation has increased significantly, and flood disasters such as landslides and mudslides occur from landslides and mudslides.

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