At least 30 dead in rains across Pakistan this week: Officials

In Pakistan on Friday, the authorities said that torrential rains across the country the rains At least 30 people have lost their lives this week due to the resulting floods.

According to Reuters, the second largest city in the country Lahore It was affected by the heaviest rainfall in the last four decades.

With the arrival of the monsoon, incidents of floods and landslides have occurred in South Asia over the past week.

At least 195 people have been killed and nearly 200 are missing in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s neighboring country India.

Rains have caused floods in the northern parts of Pakistan, which have caused buildings to collapse and the risk of electrocution has also increased.

Punjab “The 44-year-old record of rains in Lahore has been broken once again,” officials say.

A motorcyclist walks on a road during the rain in Karachi on August 1, 2024 (AFP)

Authorities have confirmed six deaths and warned that there is a risk of flooding in southern areas this week.

Disaster Management Authority spokesperson Anwar Shahzad told Reuters that 12 children were among the 24 people who died as a result of heavy rains and floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the past three days.

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The United Nations and other international organizations have listed Pakistan as one of the countries most affected by extreme weather and climate change, with floods in 2022 causing significant damage and killing more than 1,700 people and displacing millions. .

According to the Associated Press (AP), more than 250 people have died as a result of heavy rains in India and China in Asia over the past week.

There were reports of widespread flooding in North Korea near the border with China, but no deaths were reported.

This time of year is monsoon and typhoon season in Asia and climate change has intensified such typhoons.

As a result of the heavy rains, there were landslides and floods, crops were destroyed and houses were damaged, along with the loss of human lives.

According to a report released by the China Meteorological Department last month, historical data shows that China is experiencing extreme heat and heavy rain during the day.

Temperatures and rainfall are predicted to increase over the next 30 years.
Governments of various countries have launched disaster prevention programs as an effort to reduce losses.

Rescue teams are scrambling to evacuate people before the storm hits and to airlift supplies to cut-off areas by helicopter. China has deployed drones for emergency communications in rain-hit provinces.