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Flooding has killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan and thousands have been injured or displaced since June.

Geo News, citing the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), reported that rains and floods have killed at least 1,033 people and injured 1,527 since June 14.

Nearly 119 people have been killed and 71 injured in the last 24 hours.

According to data, 4 people died in Balochistan, 6 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 31 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 76 in Sindh province.

Cumulative data across Pakistan on June 14 showed 3,451.5 km of roads damaged, 149 bridges collapsed and 170 shops destroyed.

A total of 949,858 houses were partially or completely destroyed. Of the total, 662,446 houses were partially damaged and 287,412 were completely destroyed. 719,558 livestock have also been killed.

According to Geo News, at least 110 districts in Pakistan have been hit by floods, with 72 of them declaring disaster.

Pakistan is grappling with its worst natural disaster in more than a decade. The floods affected the lives of millions of people, after which the Pakistani government declared a “national emergency.”

The NDMA’s latest siterep shows that 5,773,063 people were affected by the floods. However, Citrep said today’s data was based on confirmed numbers, but its estimates showed that more than 33 million people in the population were affected by the floods.

Officials shared that 51,275 people had been rescued and 498,442 had been transferred to relief camps.

The NDMA shared that Pakistan has had an average rainfall of 134 mm over the past 30 years, showing 388.7 mm of rainfall this year. 190.07% more than the average.

As of August 25, Pakistan’s precipitation was 375.4 mm, 2.87 times the 30-year national average of 130.8 mm. These rains fall mainly on Balochistan, Sindh and parts of Punjab, with Balochistan receiving five times the 30-year average and Sindh receiving 5.7 times the 30-year average. said the statement.

On 26 August, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) reported very high to very high levels of flooding in the Kabul River and its tributaries of the Kabul and Indus Rivers in Naushera, KP Province. issued a warning that is expected. River until August 28th.

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