#Monsoon #rains lash southern, upper #Pakistan as 14 more #deaths reported
QUETTA/KARACHI (MNP) – Monsoon rains lashed southern parts of the country during the past 24 hours, killing 12 people and injuring 15 others, as flash flooding disconnected many towns and settlements from the rest of the country.
Rainwater and deluge in local streams and smaller rivers submerged a vast area, damaging houses, businesses and infrastructure amid heavy downpour in Sindh and Balochistan. The desert region of Cholistan and other parts of southern Punjab also received torrential rains.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), six deaths and injuries to 13 others have so far been reported in Balochistan.
On the other hand, three family members – a mother and two of her children – were killed and two persons injured after a landslide hit a road in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The deluge entered Basima – a town in Washuk district of Balochistan which borders Iran – and the nearby area of Patak, washing away several houses, shops and restaurants while damaging standing crops.
A similar situation was being witnessed in Awaran – a small city and district headquarter in southern Balochistan southeast of Washuk – where a dyke protecting the town from a local stream was in threat of being breached amid severe flooding.
On the other hand, the Kirthar Mountains in eastern Sindh – which runs in south-north direction along the Sindh-Balochistan border in Jamshoro and Dadu districts – too received downpour, triggering flash flood as rainwater threatened the villages in the low-lying areas east of the mountain range.
In a tragic incident, three people were swept away after flash flood hit the Kachho area which is spread over two districts of Dadu and Qambar Shahdadkot. The locals managed to recover the bodies after hectic efforts.
