Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has predicted flooding in some cities and landslides in mountainous areas from July 27 to July 29 as a result of monsoon rains. Is.
A statement issued by the NDMA said: ‘Heavy rains from the night of July 27 to July 29 may cause flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Lahore and Faisalabad. , may lead to landslides in hilly areas of Gilat, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The NDMA has directed all provincial disaster management departments, district administrations, rescue agencies and ministries and federal agencies to take precautionary measures as per the respective mandates.
◼️ Heavy rain from the night of July 27 to July 29, 2023 may cause flooding in the low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad and hilly areas of Murree, Guliyat, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Can cause sliding.
— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) July 27, 2023
During the ongoing monsoon rains in Pakistan, 150 people have lost their lives in the last one month, most of whom are children.
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According to the data released on the website of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), from June 25 to July 25, 150 people lost their lives in rains and related accidents across the country, while 233 were killed. People were injured.
According to official figures, the dead included 63 children, 25 women and 62 men, and the highest number of deaths occurred in Punjab, with 66.
41 deaths occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 15 in Sindh, 11 in Islamabad and six in Balochistan. Six people also lost their lives in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while five people lost their lives in Gilgit-Baltistan due to rains and floods.
Hundreds of houses have also been damaged across the country due to rains and flood waters.
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2024-06-30 02:53:24