Individuals wade via the flooded road in the course of the monsoon rains in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, File.
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The dying toll in Pakistan due to monsoon rains crossed 200 on Sunday (July 20, 2025) as one other 10 folks have been killed, in response to the nation’s chief catastrophe management physique.
The Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority (NDMA) stated one other 10 folks had been killed and 18 injured on Saturday (July 19), taking the cumulative dying toll to 203 and that of injured to 562.
The seasonal downpour started on June 26 when the primary spell of monsoon rain was recorded, triggering flash floods within the northwest of the nation.
Of the most recent deaths, 9 had been in Punjab and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), whereas of the 18 injured, 17 had been in Punjab and one in KP.
The NDMA information reveals that of the 203 deaths, 123 had been in Punjab, 41 in KP, 21 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan and one every in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Islamabad capital territory.
At the least 454 folks had been injured in Punjab, 58 in KP, 40 in Sindh, 4 in Balochistan and 6 in PoK.
The Punjab province, positioned within the east of the nation, has been the worst hit, with a rain emergency already declared. The federal government has banned bathing and swimming in ponds, rivers and pure water streams.
The KP province witnessed extra harm to property than some other a part of the nation.
Based on the NDMA, out of a complete of 767 homes partially and totally broken, 216 had been in KP, 162 in Punjab, 124 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 87 in Sindh, 78 in PoK, 64 in Balochistan and 36 within the Islamabad capital area.
At the least 195 animals had been killed as a consequence of rains, together with 85 in Sindh, 65 in KP, 34 in Punjab, six in Gilgit-Baltistan and 5 in Kashmir.
The depth of rainfall has decreased within the final couple of days, however scattered downpours had been reported, in response to the Nationwide Climate Forecasting Centre.
The centre stated in its Sunday forecast that rain with sturdy winds and thundershowers is predicted in Sindh, south Punjab, PoK, northeast and south Balochistan, higher Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
“Throughout this era, heavy rain is probably going at a couple of locations in south Sindh, east Balochistan and PoK,” it warned.
Printed – July 20, 2025 11:32 am IST
