Pakistan: 37 new people die due to flood, death toll 1,545
The ongoing devastating flood in Pakistan has left 37 people dead as the death toll due to the natural calamity touched 1,545.
According to data released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), during the past 24 hours, 32 people perished in Sindh and five in Balochistan, The Express Tribune reported.
Moreover, at least 92 individuals were injured during the same time period, including 91 in Sindh and one in Gilgit-Baltistan, taking the total number of injured to 12,850.
The NDMA report added that as many as 104,072 houses were damaged during the previous day and at least 8,252 heads of cattle were killed in flood-related incidents.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal heads the NFRCC – a joint civil-military body set up to monitor and coordinate relief and rehabilitation work.
“The devastating conditions suggest that the scale of flood losses is in the range of $30 billion to over $40 billion,” said Iqbal while talking to The Express Tribune.
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