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Deaths and Injuries
According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NMDA), there were a total of 424 deaths as a result of the pre-monsoon rains (March-May 2016)  and monsoon season (June-September 2016). 153 of the people who died were children. By province, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was the worst affected during both disasters, with a total of 226 deaths. Unfortunately some bodies were not able to be recovered, and therefore all mortality statistics are estimates.

279 people nationwide were injured in the pre-monsoon rains, and 113 people were injured during the monsoon season.

Deaths and injuries were largely due to the collapse of unstable buildings in landslides, and vehicles being swept away in fast moving flood water.

Difficulty Accessing Healthcare
Despite rapid response to try and clear roads affected by landslides, it was difficult to provide outside assistance to remote villages. People in rural areas struggled to access healthcare, as local hospitals did not have the facilities to treat them and travel to hospitals further afield was difficult.

Internal displacement
Following the floods in 2015, over 300,000 people were registered as internally displaced. Despite predications of a particularly bad monsoon season in 2016, 16,000 families were returned to the Federally Administered Tribal areas in April 2016 (approximately half the number that had been displaced in the previous year).

During the pre-monsoon rains, thousands of people were stranded in north west Pakistan due to road blockages caused by landslides. Rescue efforts centred around people stuck under debris of their houses and provision of aid supplies (including tents).

Local administrations evacuated hundreds of people from each region of Pakistan in July and August before rain hit, preventing loss of life. However, damage to homes by the floods meant these people could not be returned quickly.