618 killed in two-month rain-related incidents in Pakistan
STORY: 618 killed in two-month rain-related incidents in Pakistan
DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:38
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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1. various of affected areas in Pakistan where heavy monsoon rains wreaked havoc
STORYLINE:
At least 618 people were killed and 982 others injured in separate rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan over the last two months, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday.
Revealing the data of the cumulative losses incurred to human life and property from June 14 to August 14, the authority said that the killed people included 230 children and 134 women who were mainly living in the areas where heavy monsoon rains wreaked havoc.
A total of 103 districts with a population of 1,087,654 were affected by the rains, the NDMA said, adding that 10,464 people stranded due to rain and flash floods have been rescued.
The report said that 15,205 people are living in relief camps set up by the authority in the flood-hit distr
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