Islamabad, April 15 (EFE).- At least nine people were reported dead and eight others injured in the last 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Pakistan, taking the death toll to 38 over the last three days, authorities said Monday.
At least four people were killed and five were injured in southern parts of Punjab province due to lightning strikes, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said in a statement on Sunday.
The Punjab PDMA further said that citizens should take precautionary measures in case of inclement weather.
In a statement on Sunday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) PDMA said that three people were killed while three others were injured in the province on Sunday.
In KP, seven people have died and 10 others have been injured so far due to heavy rains during the last three days.
According to the PDMA, a total of 84 houses were damaged due to the collapse of walls and roofs in different districts, in which 15 residences were completely damaged and 69 others were partially damaged.
Due to heavy rain, loss of life and property was in different districts of the province including Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Chitral, Swat, Bajaur, Shangla, Mansehra, Mohmand and Malakand.
Relief goods were provided to the victims of the affected districts.
In Balochistan, two more people including a woman were killed as heavy rains continued in parts of Makran and various other regions of the province on Sunday.
One person was killed in a lightning strike and another in a roof collapse incident in Kech district, Balochistan’s PDMA said in a statement.
The death toll from lightning and rain-related incidents has increased to 10 in Balochistan since the rain spell started on Friday.
Last week, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had warned that a strong westerly wave was likely to enter the country from Apr. 12 that would persist till Apr. 15.
Pakistan is among the top 10 countries of the world most-affected by climate change. Climate-induced rains followed by unprecedented floods killed more than 1,700 people in the country in 2022. EFE
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