World News| At least 76 dead and 133 seriously injured in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan]July 9 (ANI): The cash-strapped country is still going through the same phase again as it recovers from unprecedented floods that have killed 76 people and injured 133 across Pakistan since June. , ARY News quoted the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) as saying.

NDMA said in its report that heavy rains across the country in the past 24 hours killed nine people, bringing the total to 76.

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Eight people were injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of injured to 133. The torrential rain continued, killing 76 people, injuring 133, including 15 women and 31 children, and damaging 78 houses. Wreak havoc across the country.

The NDMA reported the highest number of deaths in Punjab, where 48 people were killed in the heavy rain, 20 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and five in Balochistan.

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According to the “Dawn News” report, on July 6, parts of Punjab province in Pakistan continued to rain, and 18 people were reported dead.

The death toll from the torrential monsoon in Punjab rose to 29 in the past two days.

Rainfall in Lahore was almost negligible compared to Wednesday, with most of the 16 monitoring points of the Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa) recording single-digit rainfall, Dawn reported. In the past two days, 4 new deaths have been reported in the provincial capital, bringing the death toll to 12.

Earlier, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) finalized contingency plans ahead of the first monsoon rains expected nationwide from July 3-8, ARY News reported on Monday.

The NDMA spokesman said the Met Office was expecting the first monsoon rains, accompanied by thunderstorms, in different parts of the country from July 3 to 8. Landslides in mountainous regions and flooding in low-lying areas could also lead to heavy rainfall, the report added.

Citing expected weather conditions, authorities issued instructions to authorities on contingency planning for rainfall, ARY News reported. (Arnie)

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