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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
ISLAMABAD, July 22 (Xinhua) — At least 221 people have been killed and 592 others injured in flash floods and other incidents caused by heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan since late June, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
In its latest situation report, released on Monday, the agency said the casualties were recorded between June 26 and July 21, with five new deaths and 10 injuries reported in the past 24 hours.
The eastern province of Punjab was the worst hit, with 135 people killed and 470 injured. In the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 46 people were killed and 69 injured.
The southern province of Sindh reported 22 deaths and 40 injuries, while the southwestern province of Balochistan reported 16 deaths and four injuries.
The NDMA confirmed no fatalities in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, although three people were injured. Pakistan-administered Kashmir reported one death and six injuries, with one child injured in Islamabad, the capital.
Authorities have issued flood warnings and are coordinating with provincial governments to carry out relief operations and monitor vulnerable areas as rain continues. –0–
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