ISLAMABAD: As torrential monsoon rain continues to lash Pakistan, flash floods, landslides, and lightning strikes have claimed at least 11 more lives on Thursday, bringing the nationwide death toll since June 26 to over 79, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Two children and a woman were reportedly killed by electrocution in Kasur district, while others died in incidents related to flooding and lightning strikes in various parts of the country, according to local media reports.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has placed multiple regions under high alert, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, and several districts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as the rain continues to batter the nation.