By Humaira
ISLAMABAD: In different regions of the country, the sporadic protracted run of strong monsoon rains has already claimed the lives of 434 humans and 24,420 animals, injured 605 people, and damaged 36,469 homes. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) released a daily 24-hour situation report that described the varied losses and damages that had been reported across the nation as a result of flash flooding and unusually heavy rain. The report noted that on July 29, torrential rains in Charsadda District killed four livestock, injured three people, partially destroyed 25 buildings, and entirely destroyed six homes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPBajaur )’s District, where 13 dwellings were damaged.
In Dera Ismail Khan District, heavy rain on July 29 caused 16 houses partially damaged whereas in Malakand District death of three persons was reported along with seven houses partially damaged owing to heavy rain. The damages reported in Mardan District, due to heavy rain, resulted in partial damage to 14 houses, along with two houses fully damaged, and also 24 kanals maze crops got damaged. In Mohmand District, death of a person was reported along with a dozen of houses partially damaged after massive rains. In Nowshera District, heavy rainfall partially damaged a house. In South Waziristan District, two children got injured and a house partially got damaged amid increased rainfall. In Swabi District, two womwn got injured and two houses got partially damaged during monsoon rain.
In Swat District, two cattle died and a cattle farm got damaged by large scale rain. Monsoon rains in Punjab’s Multan District injured a toddler and partially destroyed a home. During the rains, a youngster was reportedly drowned in the river in the Jehlum District. Five homes were entirely destroyed by torrential rains in the Ghizer District of Gilgit Baltistan (GB), while a kid was reported to have perished in a river in the Mirpur District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The NDMA also made sure that assistance efforts were carried out nationwide to support the local disaster management organisations (PDMAs).The NDMA provided 2,400 tents, 4,000 mosquito nets and 2,900 tarpaulins to PDMA Balochistan. The PDMA Sindh handed over 4,189.5 kilogrammes (kgs) relief items containing 40 Ration Bags, 76.5 Kg Cooking Oil, 400 Anti Snake Vaccines and Medicines and Medical Supplies to Air Force Authorities for further dispatch to Balochistan which was in addition to 600 tents sent earlier for the flood affectees of Uthal, Balochistan. Moreover, the rehabilitation activities were underway as the restoration work at Lunda Bridge at Uthal and Gaddani Bridge was in progress in Lasbela District
