Every year, cities across Pakistan struggle with annual monsoon deluge, sparking criticism about poor government planning
Every year, cities across Pakistan struggle with annual monsoon deluge, sparking criticism about poor government planning
At least 68 people have died in Pakistan’s Karachi city in Sindh province and neighboring country. Balochistan Province Officials said on Monday that torrential rains and flash floods have caused havoc in the area.
63 people died in Quetta, Barkhan, Pishin, Kohlu, Bolan, Lorelai and Zhob areas of Balochistan province, while five people died in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. Many without electricity on the second day of Eidul Azha.
According to a police officer in Karachi, four people died of electrocution, while one died after a wall collapsed.
Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Langov blamed the construction of houses on natural waterways in Quetta for the large number of casualties in the province.
“Most of the victims are from these areas,” he said, confirming that rescuers retrieved seven bodies from Lorelai near Quetta.
A Balochistan Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) official said that apart from casualties, more than 50 people have been injured in the province in flood and rain-related incidents.
The flash floods triggered by torrential rains also washed away check dams and bridges located in different parts of the province. There is also a possibility of the Kadni Dam breaking near the Afghan border.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain and thundershowers to continue in Karachi and other parts of Sindh, including Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Umerkot and Mirpurkhas from July 18-19.
Every year, cities across Pakistan struggle with the annual monsoon deluge, sparking criticism about poor government planning.