Pakistan’s Casualties Rise to 2,600 Due to Devastating Monsoon Floods

According to official data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the mortality toll from this year’s monsoon rains that caused floods across the nation has surpassed the sobering milestone of 1,000.

28 persons lost their life in the previous 24 hours, according to the NDMA’s Daily Monsoon Situation Report for August 28, 14 of whom were men, 11 of whom were children, and three of whom were women. In the same time frame, 48 persons were hurt, including 22 men, 13 women, and 13 children.

There have been 2,636 total casualties reported between 14 June and 28 August, of which 1,061 have been fatalities and 1,575 have been injuries. With 349 fatalities and 1,030 injuries, Sindh continues to be the most badly hit province.

Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) follow Sindh with 242 deaths each and 108 and 307 injuries respectively.

Here is a region-wise breakdown of the deaths and injuries since the start of the monsoon season this year.

Deaths

Province/Region	Male	Female	Children	Total
AJK	28	14	0	42
Balochistan	114	55	73	242
GB	3	9	5	17
Islamabad	1	0	0	1
KP	101	36	105	242
Punjab	87	42	39	168
Sindh	136	54	137	349
Total	470	210	359	1,061

Injuries

Province/Region	Male	Female	Children	Total
AJK	15	6	0	21
Balochistan	57	14	37	108
GB	1	0	3	4
Islamabad	0	0	0	0
KP	118	74	115	307
Punjab	54	36	15	105
Sindh	580	252	198	1030
Total	825	382	368	1,575