Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, June 11 (Reporter Jiang Chao) The disaster management agency of Khyber-Pashtun Province in northwestern Pakistan issued a report on the evening of the 10th, saying that various disasters caused by heavy rainfall in the province that day had killed 7 children. Twenty-five people were killed and 145 others were injured.
On June 10, an ambulance carrying the injured was parked outside a hospital in the Bennu region of Pakistan (mobile phone photo).Xinhua News Agency
According to the report, disasters caused by heavy rainfall resulted in 15 deaths and 100 injuries in the Bennu region of the province, 5 deaths and 42 injuries in the Legimerwald region, 4 deaths and 1 injury in the Geleg region, Drais 1 dead and 2 injured in Merhan area. In addition, the rainfall caused damage to 68 houses in the Bennu area.
This is a picture of a house damaged by heavy rain in the Bennu area of Pakistan on June 10 (mobile phone photo).Xinhua News Agency
Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif issued a statement that night, expressing condolences to the victims of the disaster and instructing the National Disaster Management Agency and relevant provincial governments to carry out rescue work immediately.
Affected by the monsoon, the rainy season in Pakistan is from June to September every year. The precipitation increases significantly, and flood disasters such as landslides and mudslides occur from time to time.
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[Responsible editor: Liu Yang]
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2023-06-11 08:09:33
