At least 6 killed, 9 injured in floods in Pakistan

floods in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 11 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and nine others injured in monsoon rain-triggered flash floods during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.

Three women and a child were among those who lost their lives in separate flood-related incidents, according to an NDMA report released Monday.

The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods that started on June 25 has risen to around 86, along with 151 injured, the NDMA said.

The eastern Punjab province was the worst-hit region, where 52 people were killed, followed by northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 20.

The report further said that 97 houses have been destroyed and 46 livestock animals perished in different parts of Pakistan.

Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA, other government organizations, volunteers, and non-governmental organizations were underway in the flood-hit areas.