Most victims were dragged by sudden floods, died in the collapse of their homes, was electrocuted or hit by lightning.
More than 320 people have died due to the unusual monsoon that has reached northern Pakistan in recent days, according to a new balance of the authorities, who admit the increase in the number of victims.
In the mountainous region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa alone, 321 deaths have been confirmed, according to the National Disaster Management Authority,
Most victims were dragged by sudden floods, died in the collapse of their homes, was electrocuted or hit by lightning.
More than 2,000 rescuers today sought buried bodies in this region, bordering Afghanistan, and when strong rainfall are still registered.
“Strong rains, landslides and blocked roads prevent ambulances from access and rescue teams have to travel,” Bilal Ahmed Faizi, spokesman for the province’s rescue services, told the France-Presse (AFP).
Rescue services “are trying to remove the survivors, but very few agree to leave because they have lost loved ones, still arrested in the rubble,” he said.
Authorities warn that the rains will intensify even more in the next two weeks.
There were also 12 killed in Gilgit-Baltistan and 11 more at Caxemira Pakistani, according to Geo TV, cited by the Spanish news agency Europa Press.
The floods and landslides in the last few hours are added to a particularly deadly balance of the monsoon time, which began at the end of June.
The different levels of administration now seek to support the thousands of homelessness.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promised urgent help to affected areas, namely through medical assistance and heavy machinery.
“The government will mobilize all resources for rescue and support operations,” announced the Pakistani Prime Minister on social network X, conveying condolences to victims and their families.
Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world, is one of the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
The 255 million Pakistanis has suffered, in recent years, massive and deadly floods, bursting of unpublished glacial and dried lakes – phenomena that, according to scientists, will tend to multiply under the influence of climate change.
In July, Punjab, where nearly half of the population of Pakistan lives, recorded 73% higher than the previous year. This month alone, the province counted more deaths than throughout the time of the previous monsoons.
Monção brings between 70 and 80% of annual rainfall in southern Asia between June and September, and is vital for the subsistence of millions of farmers in a region with about two billion inhabitants.
