The rain and flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the last three days claimed the lives of over twenty dozen persons.
LAHORE: Authorities in Pakistan said on Friday that at least thirty people have died this week as a result of the country's severe flooding and rainfall, which have also caused major damage.
The second-biggest city in the nation, Lahore, saw its worst rainfall in more than 40 years, signaling a harsh beginning to the monsoon season.
Over the past week, South Asia has seen significant flooding and landslides due to the monsoon rains. A devastating catastrophe in neighboring India has left at least 195 people dead and nearly 200 missings.
Floods in Northern Pakistan have been especially damaging, increasing the risk of electrocution and causing structure collapses.
"The 44-year-old rainfall record was broken in Lahore once again," according to Punjabi officials, who also confirmed that six fatalities had occurred. Later this week, authorities warned about possible flash floods in Karachi and other southern regions of the nation.
Anwar Shehzad, a spokesman for the province's disaster management agency, told Reuters that twelve children were among the twenty-six individuals who had perished in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during the previous three days as a result of the rain and flooding.
Pakistan is acknowledged by international organizations, such as the United Nations, as one of the nations most susceptible to catastrophic weather events and climate change.
Millions of people were displaced and over 1,700 people died as a result of the disastrous floods that struck the nation in 2022, underscoring the critical need for increased climate resilience and disaster preparedness.
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