Monsoon rains in Balochistan, which started on June 1, have wreaked havoc and brought misery for the people of the province, killing at least 90 people — including three in the past 24 hours — and damaging nearly 4,000 homes in the province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said in it’s latest update.
The second spell of downpours have rattled the region as rains have broken their 30-year record.
According to a report by the PDMA, in addition to the deaths, 63 people have been injured.
In the last 24 hours, two men and a child were killed in rain-related incidents in Quetta and Jaffarabad.
Meanwhile, 706 livestock animals have been killed in floods. The report added that over 2,500 houses have been completely damaged, while 1,417 houses have been partly damaged in the rains.
Separately, nine bridges and four roads have been submerged in water.
In Turbat’s Mirani river, the water levels rose to 249.5 feet, raising the chances of flash floods. In other areas too, dams and reservoirs have been filled to capacity.—INP
