87 killed, over 80 injured as heavy rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.

The NDMA said that the rains have partially or fully damaged 2,715 houses across the country, adding that most of the people died in the incidents related to structural collapse, lightning strike and flash flood.