Flash floods leave 111 dead in Pakistan

Torrential rains and flash floods have claimed at least 111 lives and left 212 others injured across Pakistan between June 26 and July 14.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued red alerts across multiple provinces as powerful monsoon systems threaten to trigger flash floods, landslides, and urban inundation through Tuesday, July 15.

The eastern Punjab province recorded the highest number of fatalities with 40, followed by the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with 37, the southern Sindh province with 17, and the southwestern Balochistan province with 16.

One death was reported in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, while no casualties were recorded in northern Gilgit-Baltistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, the NDMA said.

In late June, at least 13 tourists were swept to their deaths while sheltering from flash floods on a raised river bank.

Source: Agencies