90 killed so far as rains wreak havoc

More than 90 people have been killed across he country in the past three days in various rain-related incidents following torrential downpours that have been lashing the country since the past one week.
At least 46 people were killed in rain-induced incidents on Sunday night and Monday. Most of the casualties were caused by houses collapsing and people being caught in flood torrents.
Streams and rainwater drains around Dera Ghazi Khan developed breaches due to heavy rain in the area, forcing massive flood torrents to enter the city and inundate almost all residential areas.
The recent spell of rain in Koh-e-Suleman mountain range caused heavy flow of water in Notak and Waror nullahs that flow towards DG Canal. The heavy flow of water caused breaches in the canal at four different points.
The power supply system has also been badly affected.
The DG Khan deputy commissioner has declared emergency in the district, as the city was flooded in knee-deep water that even started entering houses and shops on Monday. Four relief camps have been set up in the city and the flood-affected people were being moved there.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif declared DG Khan a calamity-hit area, as CM’s Adviser Zulfikar Khosa presided over a meeting on the situation, saying a survey of the affected areas would be carried out soon.
Sindh situation: The situation was getting out of control in Sindh as well.
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah announced emergency in the entire province on Monday following torrential rains in the last three days that brought life in the province to a standstill.
Leaves of all commissioners, deputy commissioners, revenue officers, health and livestock officials have been cancelled and they have been directed to report for duty immediately.
The road link to Khairpur district of Sindh has been blocked by flooding in nullahs and rivers. Many districts in Sindh are also facing difficulties in obtaining food and clean drinking water. Five deaths have been reported in Khairpur, two each in Shikarpur and Jacobabad and one in Sukkur.
Heavy rains across Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan have triggered a food shortage, as road links between several areas have been severed. Sources said residents of Mubarki, Barthi and Fazla Kach were facing severe shortage of edibles. Clean drinking water was already scarce in the area but the recent rains and flashfloods have also created a shortage of medicines in hospitals. The situation was also not different in Taunsa, Rajanpur, Jampur, Rojhan and Fazilpur areas where people are short of food and potable water.
Balochistan: Several districts in Balochistan, including Naseerabad, Jafarabad, Jhal Magsi, Sibi and Bolan have also been badly affected by the relentless rains and flooding. Naseerabad received 380mm of rain, breaking the record of last 100 years.
Heavy monsoon rains that began last week have destroyed more than 1,600 houses and damaging another 5,000, Irshad Bhatti, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. One of the worst-hit regions has been Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 32 deaths have been reported and 26 people have been injured, he said.
In Swabi, eight Afghan refugees were killed when the roof of their mud house collapsed overnight, police official Mohammad Ali said. The dead, included two women and six children. In Kashmir, flash floods have killed at least 31 people, Bhatti said. Three persons of a family were crushed to death under the debris of a collapsed roof in Multan.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department said the intensity of current prolonged monsoon spell would decrease from Tuesday and normal rainfall was expected in the next few days.