Pakistan floods: Death toll climbs to 1,136, over 33 million people affected
Islamabad (Pakistan), August 30: Floods have killed over 1,100 people in Pakistan, affecting over 33 million people - one in every seven Pakistanis.
Since June 14, at least 1,136 people have been killed and 1,634 have been injured as a result of the rains and floods, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It further stated that 28 people had died in the previous 24 hours and that authorities were still trying to reach isolated villages in the mountainous north.
According to the NDMA, more than two million acres of cultivated crops have been damaged, 3,457 kilometres (about 2,200 miles) of roads have been destroyed, and 157 bridges have been washed away.
In light of the crisis, the Pakistan coalition government approved the establishment of the National Flood Response and Coordination Center on Monday in order to give an institutional response to the flood disaster.
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"The centre will serve as a bridge between disaster management authorities, donors and government institutions," PM Shehbaz said on Twitter.
He also said that the centre will collect and analyse the latest information and pass it on to the relevant government agencies. It will also be in charge of rescue and relief efforts, as well as infrastructure restoration.
Pakistan is in the midst of its worst natural disaster in over a decade. Millions of people have been affected by the floods, prompting Pakistan's government to declare a "national emergency."
According to the most recent NDMA report, the floods have affected 5,773,063 people. However, it noted that the data in today's sitrep was based on confirmed figures, but its projections revealed that the floods affected more than 33 million people. According to the authority, 51,275 people have been rescued, while 498,442 have been moved to relief shelters.
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-PTC News with ANI inputs
