Islamabad: The rains have returned to Pakistan a year after the climate-induced downpour inundated at one point one-third of Pakistan, killing 1,739 people.
Authorities reported that 12 people, including eight children, perished in weather-related accidents in Pakistan amid concerns of flash floods, bringing the total number of fatalities from two weeks of monsoon rainfall to at least 55.
Last week, a record-breaking downpour in the eastern metropolis of Lahore caused numerous streets to flood and disrupt daily life. According to officials, 19 individuals have passed away in the city as a result of collapsed roofs and electrocution. More rain was expected to fall in the city, according to Pakistan's weather service.
Officials stated that at least eight children died when a massive landslide hit Shangla, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Rescuers were trying to remove a large mud pile for fear that other missing children were buried under.
Heavy rain also continued to lash the impoverished nation, overflowing the main rivers in the Punjab province, Jhelum and Chenab, prompting the disaster management agency to be on high alert for fear of flash floods.
A year after a climate-related rainstorm that flooded a third of Pakistan and swollen rivers and caused 1,739 fatalities. In 2022, the floods damaged Pakistan, which was in financial trouble, to the tune of $30 billion.