96 people died due to prolonged flooding in Pakistan

The Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on August 15 said floods due to heavy rains in the past two weeks have killed 96 people nationwide and affected the lives of nearly 90,000 people. people of this country.

Floods affect the lives of nearly 90,000 Pakistani people.(Source: almanar.com.lb)

According to NDMA data, as of now 96 people have been killed, 99 wounded, 89,439 people affected, 2,372 houses were completely destroyed and 1,909 other houses were partially destroyed by flooding.

Heavy rains have caused flooding on many roads in Pakistan's main cities including Karachi, Lahore and the capital Islamabad in the past two weeks.

In Pakistan's most populous province of Punjab, which is heavily affected by floods, authorities are continuing to collect data on the damage.

Pakistan has been continuously suffering floods for the past three years and has been criticized for not actively dealing with the dangers caused by flooding.

In 2010, the worst flood in the country's history killed nearly 1,800 people and affected 21 million people.