18 more dead in Pakistan monsoon rains
61 people have so far lost their lives in rain-related incidents in past two weeks, official says
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN - JULY 13: A Pakistani man pushes a car through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains hit Rawalpindi province of Pakistan on July 13, 2017. Heavy monsoon rains flooded streets and submerged hundreds of houses in several low-lying localities causing damages to the houses and the belongings of the residents. ( MUHAMMAD REZA - Anadolu Agency )
By Islamuddin Sajid
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured in rain-related incidents in different parts of the country since Tuesday, taking the death toll to 61 in past two weeks, an official said.
Since Tuesday, the highest number of casualties was reported in southwestern province of Balochistan, where seven people were killed, said Bilal Ahmed, spokesman for disaster management authority in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Six people were killed in northeastern Punjab province, while five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bilal told Anadolu Agency.
Around 30 people including women and children have also been injured in different parts of the country, he added.
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has also issued a flash flood warning after current spell of monsoon rains and said more rains are expected in next 24 hours across the country.
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