UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations highlighted the damages caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan that led authorities to declare disaster zones across parts of the Punjab province where lethal cloudbursts and flash floods killed dozens in a single day.

The National Disaster Management Authority's data showed on Saturday that more than 200 people, among them 96 children, have died across Pakistan since the monsoon season began in late

Torrential rains in Pakistan's Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning. Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest either drowned or were electrocuted, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.