A flood-affected boy gets a haircut at a makeshift camp in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,569, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said.
Four children and two women were among those who lost their lives in separate flood-related incidents, according to an NDMA report released Tuesday evening.
The country's southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region with nine killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province, which reported one death, the report said.
The report said 50,940 houses were destroyed and 24,775 livestock animals perished in different parts of Pakistan.
The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,569, along with 12,860 injured, the NDMA said.
Additionally, 2,009,794 houses have been destroyed, while an estimated 998,407 livestock animals have perished in the rains across the country, it said.
Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA, other government organizations, volunteers and non-governmental organizations were underway in the flood-hit areas. ■
Flood-affected children leave after attending a class at a makeshift school in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,569, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
Flood-affected children attend a class at a makeshift school in Charsadda, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,569, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)