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Pakistan Heavy Rainfall :Due to heavy rains in Pakistan, many houses collapsed and at least 29 people lost their lives due to landslides. Local officials confirmed this on Sunday (March 3, 2024) and said that at least 29 people died and 50 others were injured due to heavy rains across the country in the last 48 hours.
Many houses collapsed in the rain and roads were closed due to landslides. This has happened when there is heavy snowfall in Pakistan.
According to the English newspaper Hindustan Times, the statement of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said that since Thursday night, about 23 people died due to rain in various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Five people died in floods in the coastal city of Gwadar in south-western Balochistan province and flood protection teams used boats to rescue people.
debris being removed from the road
According to the National Disaster Management Authority, casualties and damage have also been reported in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Emergency relief is being provided to people in the affected areas and heavy machinery is being used to remove debris blocking highways.
Faizullah Faraq, spokesman for the Northern Gilgit Baltistan region, said the country’s Karakoram Highway, which connects Pakistan to China, is still blocked at some places due to landslides. Officials have advised tourists not to travel to the scenic north due to weather conditions. Many tourists were stuck there due to heavy rain last week.
There was a large number of deaths in the year 2022
By the way, this year Pakistan is witnessing an unusual delay in winter rains, which started in February instead of November. Every year in Pakistan there is damage due to monsoon and winter rains. In the year 2022, abnormal rains and floods devastated most areas of Pakistan, killing more than 1,739 people. In the year 2022, the country’s economy also suffered a loss of billions of dollars due to rains and floods.
