Special coverage by Youm7 TV about the capture of satellite images showing the extent of the great destruction caused by the horrific floods in Pakistan, as images provided by “NASA” and “Maxar” showed the volume of water left by the severe floods, and the images show the Pakistani lands, which are submerged in water, Even from above and at great altitude, satellites revealed just how massive the monsoon floods will be this year, according to the New York Post..
Monsoons are no stranger to Pakistan, they can mark the calendar from June to September, which is the time of rain, however, this year the rains have continued, and have been more intense and destructive than most years, and according to NASA, some provinces have already received from Five to six times the average annual precipitation.
Melting snow and snow in the mountains has also exacerbated the problem, as Pakistan has the highest concentration of ice outside the polar regions, according to NASA, and melt rain and monsoons accumulate in mountain streams and accelerate hill slopes, triggering landslides..
The Pakistani authorities announced that the death toll from the floods rose to 1,265, and the Pakistan National Authority for Natural Disaster Management stated in a statement that 57 people had died during the past 24 hours, including 38 in the southern Sindh province, bringing the total death toll across the country to 1,265. She added that the death toll in Sindh province has reached 502 since the start of heavy rains and floods in mid-June..
The statement added that during the last day, 17 people were killed as a result of flood-related accidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which brings the total death toll in the province to 285, and 257 people were killed in Balochistan province, and 188 others in Punjab province since the beginning of the floods.