Flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains flooded streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north, officials said on August 19. Since July more than 200 people in the country have died in floods.
Heavy Rains Hit Parts Of Pakistan As Death Toll Climbs
A Pakistani policeman wades across floodwaters in Lahore on August 19.
Flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains are wreaking havoc across parts of Pakistan, claiming the lives of 14 people in the previous 24 hours, an official at the provincial disaster management authority said on August 19.
The heavy rains have caused the deaths of 209 people since July.
Pakistan is in the middle of the annual monsoon season, which runs from July through September.
Men try to ferry their goods across the floodwaters.
The flash flooding triggered by the latest monsoon rains have flooded streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north.
Children play in the floodwaters.
Authorities said that efforts were under way to clear a key Karakorum highway in the north, blocked at various places because of landslides. Flash floods have damaged some bridges in the north, disrupting traffic.
The government has advised tourists to avoid visits to the affected areas.
A child swims in the floodwaters.
More than 2,200 homes have been damaged across Pakistan since July 1, when the monsoon rains began, the National Disaster Management Authority said in a report.
Elsewhere in the country, villagers in Swat were forced to salvage their personal belongings following the flash flooding.
In parts of Balochistan, farmers' fields were damaged by flash flooding.
Zaheer Ahmed Babar, a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department, said that the latest heavy spell of rains would continue this week in various parts of the country.