Intense floods have killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said today as heavy rains in the monsoon season hit the country.
In the southern province of Balochistan, 57 people, including women and children, were killed after being swept away by floods, according to Ziaullah Langove, adviser for disaster management and internal affairs to the provincial premier, adding that eight dams broke due to heavy rains.
Many were left homeless
Hundreds of others were left homeless after their homes collapsed from the rain and flooding, the official said, adding that the monsoon rains were continuing.
In the northwestern province of Kibber-Pankdunkwa, two people, including a six-year-old, died and four were injured when their house collapsed due to rain, according to an official statement from the local authorities.
Heavy rainfall has hit the country in recent days, leaving large areas of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, flooded.
In neighbouring Afghanistan, 24 people have died from flooding in the east and south of the country, a spokesman for the disaster management agency said yesterday.
Source: in.gr
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