Heavy rainfall and mud flows have cost at least 307 people in Pakistan. At least sixty deaths have been reported in neighboring India. The bad weather is expected to keep days.
307 dead have been confirmed in the northwest of Pakistan. Local authorities report that people are also missing.
The heavy monsoon rain rain has been raving the country for two days now and causes floods and dangerous mud flows. According to the predictions, the rain will continue until next Thursday.
Most victims fell in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area, the BBC reports. At least 74 houses would be damaged. The bad weather also led to the crash of a rescue helicopter, in which all five passengers died. There is also major damage to buildings, infrastructure and agricultural land. A day of mourning was declared in the region.
In the Shangla area, a roof collapsed due to the heavy rainfall, in which 34 people died.
India also hit hard
In the part of the Kashmir region in the India, rescue workers removed sixty bodies from the rubble and mud on Friday. More than a hundred people were injured.
In that area the tensions between India and Pakistan rose high a few weeks ago. The countries shot each other with rockets, among other things. A stake-it-fire now applies.
Monsoon rains from June to September provide three-quarters of the annual rainfall in South Asia. Floods and mud flows are no exception during that period.
In July there fell in Punjab, where almost half of the Pakistani population lives, 73 percent more rain than in the same month a year earlier. According to scientists, climate change ensures more and more extreme variants of these types of weather symptoms.
Heavy Rainfall and Mudslides Have Killed at Least 307 People in Pakistan. At Least Sixty Deaths Have Been Reported in Neighboring India. The Severe Weather is expected to continue for days.
In Northwestern Pakistan, 307 Deaths Have Been Confirmed. Local Authorities Report That People Are Still Missing.
The Heavy Monsoon Rain Has Been Plaguing the Country for Two Days Now, Causing Floods and Dangerous Mudslides. Accordance to Forecasts, The Rain Will Continue Until Next Thorsday.
Most of the Victims Fell in the Mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Area, Reports The BBC. At Least 74 Houses Are Said to Have Been Damaged. The Bad Weather also LED to the crash of a rescue helicopter, Killing All Five Occupants. There is also major damage to buildings, infrastructure and agricultural land. A Day of Mourning Has Been Declared in the Region.
In The Shangla Area, A Roof Collapsed Due to Heavy Rainfall, Killing 34 People.
India also Severely affected
In The Indian-Administered Part of the Kashmir Region, Rescuers Pulled Sixty Bodies From the Rubble and Mud on Friday. More than a hundred people were injured.
Tensions between India and Pakistan Ran High in that area a few week ago. The Countries Fired Rockets at Each Other, Among Other Things. A Ceasefire is now in effect.
Monsoon Rains from June to September Account for Three-Quarters of the Annual Rainfall in South Asia. Floods and Mudslides Are Not Uncommon Duration That Period.
In July, Punjab, Where Almost Half of the Pakistani population Lives, Received 73 percent more rain than in the same month a year Earlier. Accordance to scientists, climate change causes more and more extreme variants of this type of weather phenomenon.