Pakistan Floods: 200 Killed in 4 Days
Over 200 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured in floods and rain-related incidents in Pakistan with four days of incessant showers leaving a trail of death and destruction, officials said on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Over 200 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured in floods and rain-related incidents in Pakistan with four days of incessant showers leaving a trail of death and destruction, officials said on Monday.
The rains which started last week continued through the weekend in Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), resulting in floods in Chenab river inundating Gujrat, Gujranwala and Sialkot districts.
Floods triggered by monsoon rains have affected large swaths of fertile land in Pakistan's largest province of Punjab, as authorities are struggling to contain the losses and rescue stranded people.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 130 people have died in Punjab, 64 in PoK and 10 in northren areas. The deluge has so far affected 556 villages, mostly in Gujranwala and Sialkot.
PM Nawaz Sharif on Monday made an aerial survey of Sialkot and said that rescue and relief operations should be speeded up.
PTI
