At least 36 people were killed  1,941 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other  rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National  Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.

According to a report released by the NDMA on Tuesday evening, the country’s  eastern Punjab province was the worst-hit region with 19 killed and 1,918  others injured, followed by the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province  which reported nine deaths, Xinhua reported.

Moreover, 1,591.5 km of roads, 81 bridges and three shops were also damaged, it added. The total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains  since mid-June has risen to at least 1,162, along with 3,554 others injured, the NDMA said.

Rescue and relief operations by the NDMA, other government organizations, volunteers and non-government organizations are underway in the flood-hit  areas.