July 2019 to Now - 137 dead, 112 injured in rain-related incidents since July: NDMA

July 2019  to Now - 137 dead, 112 injured in rain-related incidents since July: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in a report released on Thursday, mentioned as many as 137 people dead and 112 injured in various heavy monsoon rains from July 1 to August 7.

The report said that deaths due to monsoon rains took place across the country. Those who died in Punjab include 14 men, five women and seven children, making a total of 26 deaths.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) the maximum of 42 deaths were reported in various roof collapse and landslide incidents due to monsoon rains. The deceased were 12 men, eight women and 22 children.

In Sindh, the number of deaths were 23 with 10 men, one woman and 12 children.

In Balochistan 10 deaths, including five men, four children and one woman lost their lives.

In Gilgit Baltistan (GB), six people including four men, one woman and a child died and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) bore the loss of 30 lives with 18 males and 12 females.

The injured were mostly left in Punjab with a total of 36 males only, KP 32 injured having 20 men, seven women and five children, 12 wounded in Sindh 5 men, three women and four children, Balochistan had 10 injured people with 4 men and 6 children, GB noticed 9 injured with 7 men and 2 children whereas in AJK 13 injured mainly 12 men and a woman were reported.

The major property losses were witnessed in various regions of the country including 184 houses partially damaged and 116 houses were reported to be fully damaged, said the report.

The maximum loss of property in terms of houses and shops was noted in AJK where one road, 43 shops, three mosques, 39 partially and 55 fully destroyed houses were reported.

In GB 32 roads and communication, tracks were reported damaged including 11 bridges, 8 shops, 25 partially and 40 fully destroyed houses whereas no infrastructure damages were reported.

In Sindh province only 33 houses were partially damaged, in KP one road between Chitral City and Golen Valley was damaged and blocked, 3 bridges were washed away, 2 shops, one mosque, 53 partially and 16 fully destroyed whereas 3 powerhouses were damaged in various flood like incidents, only 28 houses partially and 5 fully damaged were noted in the Punjab province.

Moreover, 400 households were affected in KP province along with one water supply to Chitral Town had been interrupted.

NDMA had released over 21 tons of food items and 1095 blankets, 770 tents, 296 plastic mats and 100 sleeping bags to the affected areas where the concerned areas district administration was busy in restoration work, it said.