ISLAMABAD, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from this season's monsoon rain and flood since mid-June has risen to around 1,663 along with 12,865 injured in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday night.
According to a report released by the NDMA, 614 children and 333 women were among those who lost their lives in separate rain or flood-related accidents in the country.
The country's southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region, where 747 people were killed, followed by southwest Balochistan province with 323 deaths, while northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and eastern Punjab provinces reported 306 and 216 deaths, respectively.
Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA, other government organizations, volunteers and non-government organizations were underway in the flood-hit area. ■
