Fresh flood alert issued as Pakistan rains kill 45
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Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings yesterday after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralyzed parts of the largest city Karachi.
Flash floods caused by monsoon downpours have inundated some main roads in the sprawling port city and swept away homes in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The National Disaster Management Authority warned that more thunderstorms and heavy rains were expected today and some rivers may flood.
At least 45 people have been killed in the floods over the weekend. Officials in Karachi said at least 19 had died in the city to add to 20 dead in the northwest and six in the southwestern province of Baluchistan.
Doctor Semi Jamali at the Jinnah Hospital in Karachi said that most of the deaths occurred due to electrocution or collapsing roofs and walls.
Army engineers helped relief efforts in Karachi where roads and streets were flooded and the city was practically paralyzed, a reporter said.
Authorities in the city of 18 million people, which contributes 42 percent of Pakistan’s GDP, said it would take more than two days to clear up after the water flooded markets, buildings and houses and blocked roads. Hundreds of cars were seen half-submerged after poor sewerage and drainage systems choked due to garbage.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent three of his cabinet ministers to inspect damage in flood-hit areas.
Pakistan has suffered devastating monsoon floods for the last three years.
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