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At least 799 people died and 1,080 others were injured in rain-related incidents and floods across Pakistan since June 26 this year, said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday. NDMA said in a statement that 11 more people lost their lives during the last 24 hours, increasing the toll to 799, fearing that the spells of torrential rains and flash floods would continue to hit the country this week. The NDMA said that the deceased include 477 males, 119 females and 203 children. The country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province appeared as the most affected region with 479 deaths, followed by eastern Punjab province where 165 people lost lives. According to the NDMA, rains and flash floods also damaged 7,175 houses and killed 5,552 livestock across the country. Different state-level rescue departments have conducted 592 operations so far by rescuing 106,078 people across the country, said the NDMA, adding that 658 relief and medical camps were established to facilitate the affected people.

Over 33 million people and 72 districts have been affected by the ongoing calamity of floods in Pakistan caused by this season's monsoon rains started in mid-June, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA late Sunday night, the country's southern Sindh province remained the worst-hit region as 23 of its districts and over 14.5 million people have been affected by the floods. The report added that southwest Balochistan was the second most affected province, with more than 9 million of its population and 31 districts suffered. Read: Strong undersea quake causes panic in western Indonesia The country suffered a 188 percent increase in rainfall throughout this season till Aug. 28, in comparison to the average rainfall over the last three decades, the report said, adding that the 30-year-average rainfall in Pakistan had been 135mm while during this monsoon it went up to 390mm. The NDMA said that Sindh province recorded a 470 percent increase in rainfall, with 697mm this season compared to 122mm of average rainfall in the last 30 years, followed by Balochistan province which witnessed a 411 percent increase.