The National Disaster Management Authority said 91 women and children were among the dead so far.
AdvertisementThe situation was particularly dire in the major southern port city of Karachi, the country's largest, where entire neighbourhoods remained submerged on Monday.
"At the moment, the situation is like this that we need to travel by boat rather than in vehicles as the roads are flooded," said one resident, Abdul Raheem. Authorities summoned paramilitary troops and the Navy to help with efforts to drain the waters from flooded streets and evacuate people.The wet started in mid-June, initially causing havoc in southwestern Baluchistan province, where 65 people have died so far.People make their way through a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains in Karachi, Pakistan, on 11 July 2022.Heavy rain also struck Islamabad and eastern Punjab province, killing at least 23 people since last month.
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