Since the end of June, Pakistan killed at least 739 people related to the monsoon and damaged over 2,400 houses along with a loss of more than 1,000 livestock. According to UN and national authorities agencies, this disaster displaced thousands and destroyed houses, schools and crops.
Meanwhile, the forecasts warn against the ongoing serious weather until the beginning of September and raise concerns about other floods, landslides and agricultural losses.
The impact on children was particularly alarming.
UNICEF states that at least 21 children died in Khyber Pak then. Several schools were either destroyed or reused as temporary shelters, which worsens the educational crisis.
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Strugging rains, lightning floods and cloudstes have caused confusion over northwest Pakistan, especially in Khyber thenhtunkhwa, where government infrastructure suffered damage worth worth £20 billion, according to an official report published on Thursday.
Destroyed properties included 37 schools, 83 roads and 10 bridges. The irrigation infrastructure carried the hardest blow, with 226 channels and 68 water schemes remained unusable. The irrigation department itself reported losses more than £10.3 billion, the report said.
The province, the most difficult intervention in the country, recorded 380 deaths from August 15.
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The communication and work department (C&W) submitted its preliminary assessment to the main minister Amin Ali Gandapur and, according to the UN report, outlined the widespread destruction caused by recent heavy downpours.
In the province of Sindh intense precipitation 19. August caused serious urban floods in Karachi, the largest Pakistani city. At least six people were killed in incidents related to the downpour, including wall collapse and electric shock. The rainfall in some areas reached up to 145 millimeters (approximately 5.75 inches), submerged roads and leaving large lines of the city without electricity for several hours.
In the middle of the swelling of the river and dams, which is close to the maximum capacity, the authingy office for the management of disaster (PDMA) of red warnings, warning of increased flood risks and potential evacuations, reported.
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Pakistan experiences annual monsoon flooding from June to September, which often results in deadly landslides, extensive infrastructure damage and mass relocation, especially in densely populated or poorly exhausted areas.
According to the Dawn, the Indus River is currently facing medium levels in Taunse and Chashma, while Tarbele and Kalabagh have been recorded at low levels. The Sutlej River is also experiencing low flood levels in Ganda Singh Wala and Sulemanki.
(With the entry from agencies)
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