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Pakistan - Monsoon season, update (NDMA, NDMI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 September 2024)

  • The monsoon season, characterised by heavy rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms, continues to affect several provinces of Pakistan, causing floods and severe weather-related incidents, that resulted in more casualties and damage.
  • Over the 48 hours of 2-4 September, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reports 27 fatalities, 11 injured people, and 547 damaged houses.
    Since the beginning of the monsoon season (1 July), NDMA reported 337 fatalities, 604 injured people, 24,026 damaged houses and 40 damaged bridges across the country.
  • On 5-6 September, drier conditions are expected over most of Pakistan, local rainfall is still forecast over the northern part of the country.