Floods caused by monsoon rains that began in June have now caused more than a thousand deaths in Pakistan, according to the report published Sunday (August 28th) by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
In the past 24 hours, 119 people have lost their lives, bringing the toll to 1,033, as heavy rains continue to batter parts of the country.
More than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, were also affected by the floods and nearly a million homes were destroyed or badly damaged, according to the government.
Two thousand deaths in 2010
The NDMA said more than 80,000 hectares of farmland had been devastated and more than 3,400 kilometers of roads and 149 bridges washed away.
The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for the irrigation of plantations and to replenish the water resources of the Indian subcontinent. But it also brings its share of drama and destruction each year.
According to the authorities, these bad weather are comparable to those of 2010, a record year during which two thousand people were killed and nearly a fifth of the country submerged by the rains.