More than 500 people were killed in Pakistan by monsoon floods caused by the heaviest rains in recorded history

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• Aug 4, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

Rain and flooding damaged over 40,000 homes and over 2,500 kilometres of road, stranding thousands in remote villages.

Digital Desk: The number of people
killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan has risen to more than 500 in
recent weeks, as flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains continue to lash
the country's southwestern provinces.

According
to the National Disaster Management Authority's most recent report, released on
Wednesday, 502 people were killed, including 98 women and 191 children.

Rain
and flooding damaged over 40,000 homes and over 2,500 kilometres of road,
stranding thousands in remote villages.

Flooding
hit the Balochistan and Sindh provinces the hardest after the heaviest rains in
recorded history lashed the South Asian nation, raising concerns about climate
change.

Millions
of people, including children, were at risk of waterborne diseases in
flood-ravaged areas where the military and rescue agencies were attempting to
reach and evacuate those who had become stranded.

In
recent years, Pakistan has experienced an increase in flash floods, heat waves,
cloudbursts, droughts, and smog, all of which have resulted in poor air
quality.