In the southern province of Balochistan alone, 57 people, including women and children, were killed.
Flash floods killed dozens of people and they left hundreds of homeless people in the Pakistanofficials said today, as heavy monsoon rains lash the country.
In his southern province Balochistan57 people, including women and children, were killed after being swept away by floods, according to Ziaullah Langoweadviser on disaster management and home affairs to the provincial chief minister, adding that eight dams broke due to the heavy rains.
Hundreds more were left homeless after their houses collapsed in rain and floods, the official said, adding that monsoon rains were continuing.
In the North West Province Kimber-Panktunkwatwo people, including a six-year-old, died and four were injured when their house collapsed due to rain, according to an official statement from the local authorities.
Heavy rains have lashed the country in recent days, flooding large areas of Pakistan’s largest city, the Karachi.
In the neighboring Afghanistan24 people died in floods in the eastern and southern parts of the country, a spokesman for the disaster management agency said yesterday.
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