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39 killed in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan

STORY: 39 killed in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood disaster 2. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: Thirty-nine people were killed in rain-related accidents across Pakistan over the last three days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday. The country's east Punjab had been worst-hit in the ongoing rain spell with 21 fatalities in separate lightning incidents, the NDMA said in a statement. Seven people were killed in roof collapse and lightning incidents in the southwestern province of Balochistan, whereas eight, including children, died when the roofs of their houses collapsed in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, two people died after slipping into the river, while one man died after being buried under an avalanche in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, the NDMA added.

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2 hurt in 3 hot air balloon accidents in Saitama Pref.

SAITAMA, Japan - A hot air balloon lies on a field after crashing in Konosu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 25. One of the two people aboard suffered a broken bone in the lower back. In the race from Toyama Prefecture, two people were injured in three separate accidents.

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-URBAN FLOOD

(220710) -- KARACHI, Pakistan, July 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A car moves on a flooded road after heavy rains in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on July 9, 2022. At least 14 people have been killed over the last three days in separate accidents from the monsoon rains in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported on Saturday morning. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-URBAN FLOOD

(220710) -- KARACHI, Pakistan, July 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People and vehicles move on a flooded road after heavy rains in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on July 9, 2022. At least 14 people have been killed over the last three days in separate accidents from the monsoon rains in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported on Saturday morning. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-URBAN FLOOD

(220710) -- KARACHI, Pakistan, July 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move on a flooded road after heavy rains in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on July 9, 2022. At least 14 people have been killed over the last three days in separate accidents from the monsoon rains in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported on Saturday morning. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-URBAN FLOOD

(220710) -- KARACHI, Pakistan, July 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People move on a flooded road after heavy rains in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on July 9, 2022. At least 14 people have been killed over the last three days in separate accidents from the monsoon rains in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported on Saturday morning. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-RAINS-DEATHS

(220708) -- QUETTA, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People affected by rain are seen with their belongings in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on July 5, 2022. Ninety-seven people were killed and 101 others injured in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan over the last three weeks, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-RAINS-DEATHS

(220708) -- QUETTA, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man picks a bicycle after his house was destroyed during torrential rains in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on July 5, 2022. Ninety-seven people were killed and 101 others injured in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan over the last three weeks, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-RAINS-DEATHS

(220708) -- QUETTA, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People rest at a makeshift tent after their houses were destroyed during torrential rains in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on July 5, 2022. Ninety-seven people were killed and 101 others injured in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan over the last three weeks, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-THATTA-COAL MINE-FLOOD-RESCUE

(220708) -- THATTA, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People evacuate miners after a flash flood inundated a coal mine due to torrential rains in Thatta district in south Pakistan's Sindh province on July 7, 2022. Ninety-seven people were killed and 101 others injured in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan over the last three weeks, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. (Str/Xinhua)

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2 hurt in 3 hot air balloon accidents in Saitama Pref.

SAITAMA, Japan - A hot air balloon lies on a field after crashing in Konosu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 25. One of the two people aboard suffered a broken bone in the lower back. In the race from Toyama Prefecture, two people were injured in three separate accidents.