Islamabad, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — Late on Saturday (Aug. 27), the National Disaster Management Authority.Pakistan The death toll from torrential rains across the country has climbed to 1,000, including 348 children and 207 women, since Pakistan began its monsoon season on June 14.
At the same time, regarding 1,500 people were injured and nearly 950,000 homes were damaged, leaving millions homeless. Pakistan has been hit hard by climate change in recent years.
Pakistan’s southern Sindh region is the hardest hit by the current monsoon season. It reported regarding 350 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries in various accidents.
The agency said some 3,500 kilometers of roads, nearly 150 bridges and 170 shops were damaged by flash floods across the country. It is estimated that as many as 719,000 livestock have died. It has joined forces with government organizations, volunteers, NGOs, and the military to work to help flood-affected areas.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast heavy rainfall across the country for the next few days, with Pakistan reporting road and rail traffic disruptions due to heavy rain. This resulted in flooding of many roads and railroad tracks. Several other routes were damaged.
Zehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan Encourage people to donate money to the Flood Relief Fund to help the victims. ready to call on the international community to help Pakistan to cope with the loss and rehabilitate the victims
During a trip to the flooded Sindh region on Saturday, Sharif said the government had allocated 38 billion Pakistani rupees (regarding 622 billion baht) in compensation to the victims and would provide Cash to each affected family of 25,000 Pakistani rupees (regarding 4,000 baht) to help with basic needs.
