86 killed as heavy rains lash parts of Pakistan
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People on a boat cross highly flooded Ravi river in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on July 29, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] |
At least 86 people were killed, 56 injured and 517,029 others were affected by heavy rains and resulting flash floods in parts of Pakistan over the last two weeks, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday.
In a press release, the NDMA said that the torrential rains that have been lashing the country since July 15, swept away 20, 858 houses, inundated 801 villages and destroyed standing crops on 233,688 acres of land.
The country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkwa province was the worst-hit area where the gushing waters have killed at least 43 people, injured another ten and destroyed 507 houses.
Chitral district of the province was badly affected where the heavy rains washed away bridges, roads houses and cattle in various villages.
The floods have rendered thousands of people homeless, forcing them to leave under the open skies amid the surging water levels in rivers, drainages and other water resources.
40 bridges and four roads linking the district to other parts of the province were thoroughly damaged, creating hindrance in the rescue and relief operation.
The flood water destroyed 11 irrigation channels and over 60 water supply schemes, cutting off the drinking water supply to the district.
A total of 19 people were killed, two others injured and about 178 houses were destroyed when heavy rains wrecked havoc in Pakistan administered Kashmir, the NDMA said.
At least seven people were killed, 22 injured and 268 houses destroyed when the heavy downpour hit the country's south Balochistan province, the Authority added.
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