Over the past week, severe rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan have resulted in at least 87 deaths and 82 injuries, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been particularly affected, with 63 fatalities and 78 injuries reported. The injured include 37 men, 24 children, and 17 women. Additionally, a flood alert has been issued in the region due to threats of further heavy losses from glacial melting. The PDMA also reported 477 related incidents.
I warned two years ago in @washingtonpost that climate change is becoming a bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism. Now the whole South Asia and Middle East is becoming a target of climate change. Think how to handle this problem. #EarthDay2024 https://t.co/B6HqVaK9lS
At least 63 people were killed and 78 others injured in rain-related incidents in #Pakistan's northwestern province of #KhyberPakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Sunday. #Flood Of the 78 injured, 37 of them are men, 24 children and 17 women, the PDMA said. It also said that 477… https://t.co/X3cvXC5TV8
#Pakistan: 13 more dead in #KhyberPakhtunkhwa, toll from #rains goes up to 59 https://t.co/kBoNvKDhYT
#Pakistan province issues #flood alert; warns of heavy loss of life from glacial melting https://t.co/tKzi8DVFtS https://t.co/8H0SrSj3qX
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At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in #Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday. https://t.co/RbM2jUHVk3