657 killed, 929 injured in monsoon-related disasters across Pakistan since Jun 26

KATHMANDU: At least 657 people, including 392 men, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since June 26, while 929 others have been injured, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), ARY News reported on Monday.

Of the total fatalities, 171 were children and 94 were women; among the injured, 437 were men, 256 were children, and 236 were women.

The NDMA said the casualties were caused by torrential monsoon rains, flash floods and related hazards, and that it was coordinating with provincial authorities to intensify relief and rescue operations in the worst-hit areas.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has suffered the heaviest losses, with 390 deaths — including 288 men, 59 children and 43 women — and 245 injured (161 men, 45 children and 39 women).

Punjab has recorded 164 deaths since June 26: 70 children, 63 men and 31 women. It also reported 582 injured (225 men, 182 women and 175 children).

In Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), at least 32 people have died, including 18 men, six women and eight children, while 31 others were injured (27 men, three children and one woman).

Sindh reported 28 deaths — 14 children, 10 men and four women — and 40 injured (27 children, seven men and six women).

Balochistan province confirmed 20 fatalities — 11 children, five men and four women — and four injuries (two men, one woman and one child).

The Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) region reported 15 deaths, evenly split between five men, five women and five children, and recorded 24 injuries (15 men, six women and three children).

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) reported eight deaths — four children, three men and one woman — and three injuries (two children and one woman).

(Compiled)