Swat: At least 65 people have died in storm-related situations including thunder in Pakistan, officials said, with rainwater so far in April falling at almost half the traditional regular rate.
Between Friday ( April 12 ) and Monday, heavy downpours caused flash floods and caused homes to collapse, and lightning also caused at least 28 deaths.
The largest suicide burden was in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 32 people have died, including 15 children, and more than 1,300 properties have been damaged.
” All the deaths resulted from the decline of walls and roofs,” Anwar Khan, spokeswoman for the country’s disaster management specialist, told AFP on Wednesday.
Wooden houses made out of plastic sheets and bamboo sticks were created by villagers whose homes were drenched in water and were forced to seek shelter on higher ground, including on the arms of motorways.
” In April, we have observed very unusual precipitation patterns,” Zaheer Ahmad Babar, director for the Pakistan Meteorological Department, told AFP.
” From Apr 1 to Apr 17, we experienced rainfall amounts exceeding the traditional regular by 99 per share,” he added, citing data from the past 30 years as a contrast.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the majority of the nation experienced a halt in rain, but more storms are forecast for the next few days.
The region’s heat patterns are changing, according to Babar, adding that” weather shift is a major factor” in these strange weather patterns and above-normal rainfalls.