Shawdesh Desk:

At least 106 people have been killed and 52 injured since June 15 in separate incidents triggered off by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, reports Xinhua

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said in a report on Friday that South Sindh province was the worst hit where 34 people were killed and nine others injured in the rain-related incidents.

Authorities said  24 houses were also damaged in the downpour.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah told a press conference on Friday that 80 people were killed in rains in the province with 47 fatalities in provincial capital Karachi alone.

He said 604 mm rainfall was recorded in Karachi during August, breaking years-long record of heavy rains in the city during the month.