79 Die, 109 Injured Due To Heavy Rains: NDMA
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 29, 2021 | 07:04 PM
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday issued a report containing detail of losses due to heavy rains in different parts of the country during current month
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jul, 2021 ) :National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday issued a report containing detail of losses due to heavy rains in different parts of the country during current month.
According to the report, as many as 79 people, including 15 children and 12 women lost their lives in different incidents whereas around 109 people sustained injuries due to heavy rains in the current monsoon season across the country.
The report said that deaths due to monsoon rains took place across the country with 28 total deaths in Punjab.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) the maximum of 22 deaths were reported in various roof collapse and landslide incidents due to monsoon rains. Among deceased, 11 were males, 1 female and 10 children.
In Balochistan 16 deaths were reported which includes 13 males and 3 females.
In Gilgit Baltistan (GB) 4 people were died with 2 males, 2 female and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) bore the loss of 5 lives with 3 males and 2 females.
The injured were mostly left in Punjab with a total of 62 males only, KP 33 injured having 19 males, 3 females and 11 children, Balochistan had 10 injured people, whereas in AJK 4 injured mainly 1 males, 2 female and a child were reported.
The major property losses were witnessed in various regions of the country including 68 houses partially damaged and 193 houses were reported to be fully damaged, said the report.
The maximum loss of property in terms of houses was noted in Sindh, where 150 houses were fully destroyed.
In KP province 36 houses were partially damaged, whereas 6 houses were completely destroyed. Only 19 houses partially and 8 fully damaged were noted in the Punjab province.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Punjab CM inaugurates Pakistan’s first Virtual Women Police Station
Dutch model Donny Roelvink embraces Islam
Experts raise concerns over introduction of 10-stick packs
Iranian president arrives in Karachi
Law Minister expresses Govt's resolve to address issue of missing persons
Rizwan’s batting order may be changed: Sources
Nawaz Sharif to visit Guangzhou exhibition in China
FM Dar not traveling to China: Foreign Office
PM takes notice of deliberate delay in tax cases
Iranian President visits Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum
Iranian President arrives in Lahore today
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 23 April 2024
More Stories From Pakistan
-
KP CM chairs meeting of Integrated Security Architecture’s apex committee
37 minutes ago -
President Raisi accorded warm welcome on arrival in Karachi
46 minutes ago -
Spending quality time in nature may lower heart disease, diabetes risk: Study
47 minutes ago -
President Raisi pays respects at Quaid's mausoleum
57 minutes ago -
FM Dar speaks to overseas Pakistanis via Zoom
57 minutes ago -
Govt to form parliamentary committee to end violence in Balochistan: CM Bugti
1 hour ago
-
LESCO collects over Rs 4.48m from 104 defaulters in 24 hours
1 hour ago -
Dr. Jamileh calls for role of Muslim women for promotion of Islamic culture
1 hour ago -
LESCO detects 73,722 power pilferers in 217 days
2 hours ago -
Farmers express concerns on low wheat price in market
2 hours ago -
CEO SEPCO for taking action against those involve in over billing & power theft
2 hours ago -
Iranian Envoy calls on Sindh Governor
2 hours ago