282 killed, over 200 injured as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan
STORY: 282 killed, over 200 injured as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan
DATELINE: July 23, 2022
LOCATION: Islamabad
LENGTH: 00:03:49
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad
2. various of heavy rains
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad
"According to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), at least 282 people have been killed and 211 others injured in separate rain-related incidents in the country since June 14 as heavy downpours continued to lash the country.
The NDMA said in a situation report released Thursday that a total of 160 women and children are among the dead, and added that the rains have partially or fully damaged over 5,500 houses, several bridges and shops across the country.
Most of the damages and casualties were reported from the country's southwestern Balochistan province, where 88 people died and 62 others sustained injuries due to monsoon rains that triggered
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