Monsoon rains killed 235, destroyed 675 houses across country: NDMA

The ongoing floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 235 people, injured 169 and destroyed 675 houses across the country, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
According to NDMA latest preliminary damages/losses details issued here on Friday, the floods have also resulted in the destruction of 3 power houses, 6 mosques, 224 shops, 18 bridges and 63 roads countrywide.
The NDMA report said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) is the worst hit by the floods wherein a total 78 people have been killed and 69 got injured, 312 houses faced destruction, 3 power houses were damaged and 216 shops were swept away by rainwater.
Sindh is the second worst hit region by flooding with over 63 deaths, 17 injuries and destruction of 34 houses, followed by Azad Kashmir with 42 killings, 18 injuries and destruction of 132 houses, 43 shops, 3 mosques and a road track. The NDMA said that 12 people were killed and 10 got injured by flooding in Balochistan.
According to NDMA, in Gilgit-Baltistan 8 persons were killed, 12 got injured and 170 houses were damaged, and in federal capital Islamabad 2 people were killed by monsoon floods.
Among the total deaths 107 were male, 47 were females and 81 were children, while out of 169 injured, 120 are male, 22 are female and 27 are children.
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has set up through district administrations 95 relief camps and 61 medical camps in areas along River Sutlej. The authorities have evacuated 4,131 persons from flood-affected areas of Punjab.
The PDMA Sindh has rescued 2,464 families residing in relief camps established in district Thatta. The authorities have evacuated 1,647 persons in Punjab. According to authorities, the current monsoon rains have not damaged agriculture belt of Punjab and Sindh provinces where at present rice, cotton, maize, sugarcane, fodder and other seasonal crops are sown.
According to senior officials of MNS&R and agriculturists, the recent monsoon rains would have a significant positive impact on both high delta of kharif crops including sugarcane, rice and maize and low delta Kharif notably cotton. Heavy rains have not been reported in the cotton belt of the country, and hence so far the crop has not been damaged, however if heavy rains occurred in cotton belt, it may damage the crop.
They said that during this year entire country including desert areas of Cholistan and Tharparkar have received good rains as a result it will have not only positive impact on crops but will also help livestock sector.