Floods in different parts of Pakistan have left at least 169 people and injured 126 others, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday.
With high floods in the River Indus at Chashma, Taunsa, Guddu and Sukkur, very high at the latter two barrages, the raging waters have affected 917,719 people.
Giving a regional breakdown of the damage caused by the floods, the NDMA said at least 79 people were killed and 70 others were injured in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) — where Chitral is the worst hit region. As many as 3,320 houses have been damaged by the floods in the province.
Flooding in Punjab has left at least 48 dead where 368,863 people have been affected so far. As many as 2,025 houses have also been damaged with 496 villages being affected.
Rain related incidents caused deaths of at least 22 people and five have been injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) where 237 houses have been damaged in 17 villages. Tribune
