During June and July .. 221 was killed as a result of seasonal rain in Pakistan
A Disaster Management Spokesman said that the victims who died between June 26 and July 21 had died in the collapse of their homes, sudden torrents or their stickers, explaining that among the dead among the dead are 104 children and 40 women.
She added that the seasonal rains started this year at an earlier time than usual, pointing out that “such a human outcome is usually recorded in August, which makes this season unusual.”
Victims of soil slippage
On Tuesday, the death toll from the soil slippage that occurred on Monday in northern Pakistan, after heavy rains, rose to 5 people, after the torrents were swept away by some victims with their vehicles, according to the local authorities.
“Citizen and 4 tourists have died,” said local official, Ata Al -Rahman Kakar, noting that tourists came from other areas of Pakistan to visit the mountainous Gilgat of the Gilgat Portistan, known for its green valleys and clear lakes, when the sudden soil was sliding and burying a mountain road.
On Tuesday afternoon, the rescue elements continued to search for about 15 missing people who are still under the rubble at the site of the accident.
“More than 15 people are still missing,” Diamer Police official in Gilgat, Portistan, Abdel Hamid, told France Presse on Tuesday.
Surprising floods and soil slippage
The National Meteorological Authority has warned that the risk of heavy rains may lead to sudden floods and soil slippage in the northern and eastern governorates of the country.
Pakistan is one of the most influenced by the world’s most influencing climate change, and its 255 million population suffers from maximum climatic phenomena at an increasing pace.
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