Death toll rises after Pakistan hit by flash floods and heavy rains

Flash floods and extortion collapses implicit past 36 hours person claimed 19 lives, expanding full toll to 32, authorities say.

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding crossed Pakistan person killed 32 radical since the commencement of the monsoon play earlier this week, according to the catastrophe absorption officials.

Flash floods and extortion collapses implicit the past 36 hours person claimed the lives of 19 people, 8 of them children, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial catastrophe absorption authorization said successful a connection connected Saturday.

Of the full deaths, 13 were reported successful the Swat Valley.

At slightest 13 radical person been killed successful the eastbound state of Punjab since Wednesday, the area’s catastrophe absorption authorization said.

Eight of the deaths were children, who died erstwhile walls and roofs collapsed during dense rain.

Flash flood hazard remains

Flooding successful Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has besides damaged 56 houses, six of which were destroyed, the catastrophe authorization said.

The nationalist meteorological work warned that the hazard of dense rainfall and imaginable flash floods volition stay precocious until astatine slightest Tuesday.

Last month, astatine slightest 32 radical were killed successful terrible storms successful the South Asian nation, which experienced respective utmost upwind events successful the spring, including beardown hailstorms.

Pakistan is 1 of the world’s astir susceptible countries to the effects of clime change, and its 240 cardinal inhabitants are facing utmost upwind events with expanding frequency.