Guwahati: Over 1200 people have died as a result of the floods in Pakistan; 19 more have perished in the past 24 hours.
Since June, Pakistan has experienced at least 1,191 fatalities due to rain and flooding, including 399 children.
Twelve individuals have reportedly passed away in Sindh, four in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and three in Balochistan in the previous day. Nine children are among the dead.
According to the disaster management authorities, 256 persons were hurt as a result of flood-related incidents across the nation, according to ANI.
80 districts around the nation have been severely damaged by the flash floods.
According to the NDMA data, at least 256 persons have passed away in Balochistan since June 14, 268 in KP, 188 in Punjab, and 22 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The terrible storms, floods, and landslides brought on by this year’s high monsoon rains in Pakistan have affected 33 million people, including over 16 million children.
“The heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan which started in mid-July 2022 are continuing in many parts of the country and have affected 116 districts (75 per cent) out of 154 districts in Pakistan. The most affected province is Sindh, followed by Balochistan,” the WHO said in a report.
“As of 25 August 2022, 33+ million people have been affected. 6.4+ million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 421 000 refugees. Over a thousand lives have been lost and almost 15000 people injured,” the UN agency added.
WHO reports that the country’s health institutions have been badly impacted by the extraordinary flood scenario.
“As of August 28, 2022, 888 health facilities have been damaged in the country of which 180 of them are completely damaged. Access to health facilities, health care workers, and essential medicines and medical supplies remain the main health challenges for now,” the WHO said.
The country’s health system is already dealing with a number of concomitant health concerns, according to the international health organisation, including COVID-19 and outbreaks of cholera, typhoid, measles, leishmaniasis, and HIV.
On Tuesday, the “2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)” was jointly launched by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said.
The FRP is being launched against the backdrop of devastating rains, floods and landslides that have impacted more than 33 million people in different parts of Pakistan, OCHA said in a statement.