Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000

August 28, 2022 01:37 pm

The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released on Sunday (Aug 28) by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country.

The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year it also brings a wave of destruction.

Officials say this year’s monsoon flooding has affected more than 33 million people - one in seven Pakistanis - destroying or badly damaging nearly a million homes.

The NDMA said more than two million acres of cultivated crops have been wiped out, 3,451km of roads destroyed, and 149 bridges washed away.

Source: AFP

--Agencies

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