ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday the government had restored electricity in most flood-affected districts in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, reported state media, as the nationwide monsoon death toll climbed to 788 since late June.
Annual monsoons are vital for agriculture and replenishing water supplies, but in recent years they have also unleashed destructive flooding and landslides
The latest downpours, which intensified from Aug. 15 in districts such as Swat, Shangla, Buner and Swabi, killed hundreds across KP and raised fears of a repeat of the catastrophic 2022 floods that submerged a third of the country and caused $30 billion in damage.
More rain is forecast through the end of the month, likely to affect Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, KP, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and coastal districts in Sindh and Balochistan.
“Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says the electricity has mostly been restored in flood affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” Radio Pakistan said.
