36 die, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pak
At least 36 people were killed and 41 injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from February 27 till March 3, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Islamabad: At least 36 people were killed and 41 injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from February 27 till March 3, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
The deceased included 21 children, nine males and six females, the NDMA mentioned in a situation report released on Sunday night.
The north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-hit region, where 27 people were killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province with five deaths, while four deaths were reported in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, it added.
Additionally, a total of 469 houses were fully or partly destroyed and an estimated 61 livestock animals have perished, according to the report.
