Pakistan’s meteorological department on Tuesday warned of glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs), flash floods and landslides in the country’s mountainous northern regions, as the national death toll from monsoon-related incidents climbed to 242, including at least 116 children, APA reports.
The warning comes amid ongoing heavy monsoon rains that have battered the country since late June, triggering urban flooding, house collapses and deadly flash floods.
At least 21 people, including 12 children, died in the past 24 hours alone, according to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with many of the fatalities reported from drowning, building collapses and fast-moving floodwaters.
The worst-hit province has been Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous region, where at least 135 people have died. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) reported 56 fatalities, followed by 24 in Sindh, 16 in Balochistan, six in the federal capital of Islamabad, three in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and two in Jammu and Kashmir.
“In continuation to the GLOF alert issued dated July 15, the wet spell is likely to continue and can affect KP and GB in the current week,” the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a public statement.
“The prevailing weather conditions increase the risk of GLOFs, flashfloods, and landslide events in vulnerable glaciated regions of GB and KP.”
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Pakistan’s monsoon death toll reached 221 as fresh cloudbursts battered parts of the country, unleashing flash floods, landslides and lightning strikes, particularly in mountainous regions, the country's disaster response agency said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Geo News.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the latest casualties include two men and three children, while ten others were injured in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours.
So far, 592 people have suffered injuries in heavy downpour-led accidents this monsoon season. Among them were 77 men, 40 women, and 104 children. Punjab remains the worst-hit province, with 135 deaths and 470 injuries recorded.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40 people have lost their lives and 69 have been hurt. Sindh has reported 22 casualties and 40 wounded. Balochistan has confirmed 16 fatalities, while Azad Kashmir saw one death and six people harmed. Gilgit-Baltistan reported three non-fatal casualties, while Islamabad saw one fatality.
Most of the deaths have been caused by structural collapses, drowning, landslides, flash floods, lightning strikes, and electrocution.
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