{"id":86034,"date":"2022-09-25T07:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T07:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=86034"},"modified":"2022-09-25T07:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T07:46:05","slug":"pakistan-battles-disease-surge-as-flood-deaths-surpass-1600-the-washington-post-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/pakistan\/86034-pakistan-battles-disease-surge-as-flood-deaths-surpass-1600-the-washington-post-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan battles disease surge as flood deaths surpass 1,600, The Washington Post reported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan deployed thousands more doctors and medics to battle the outbreak of disease as the death toll from the unprecedented floods that have gripped the country this summer surpassed 1,600 on Friday, officials said yesterday, Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disaster management agency said 10 more people had died from the floods in the past 24 hours \u2014 four in Sindh, the worst-hit province in the deluge, and six in Baluchistan province \u2014 bringing the overall number of fatalities to 1,606 across Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sindh, where thousands of makeshift medical camps for flood survivors have been set up, the National Disaster Management Authority said outbreaks of a spate of illnesses such as typhoid, malaria and dengue fever have killed at least 300 of the flood victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monsoon rains and flooding, which many experts say are fueled by climate change, have also affected 33 million people and destroyed or damaged 2 million homes across Pakistan. 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