Islamabad

Amidst the ongoing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of Pakistan, the government on Thursday officially declared a "national emergency".

As per the latest data by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the rains and floods had so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter.

Meanwhile, Sindh recorded the highest number of deaths as 306 people have lost their lives due to floods and rain-related incidents since June 14. Balochistan reported 234 deaths whereas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab recorded 185 and 165 deaths, respectively.

Nine deaths were reported in the Gilgit-Baltistan region during the current monsoon rains.

The abnormal increase in rainfall has generated flash floods across the country, particularly in the southern part of Pakistan, which remains inundated at the moment with 23 districts of Sindh being declared "calamity-hit".

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb urged the nations, including overseas Pakistanis to come forward and helped their people at this critical juncture.

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"The entire nation, especially the overseas Pakistanis, should donate generously to help the flood victims as a huge amount of money would be required for their rehabilitation in the wake of large-scale disaster,” she said in a statement.