Government declared a public holiday for Wednesday, August 20, after devastating rains overwhelmed Karachi, Pakistan, flooding homes and killing at least 10 people in electrocutions, drownings, and wall-collapse incidents.

Axar.az informs, citing Geo news, Karachi is not the only part of the country witnessing monsoon showers, as heavy rains have wreaked havoc across Pakistan's northern areas in recent days.

So far, the death tally in rain-related incidents has climbed to 660, with reports of casualties and widespread destruction pouring in from all provinces and regions.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has reported the highest casualties, with 392 people losing their lives in various incidents.

Among the victims, 394 were men, 95 women, and 171 children. The total number of injured has reached 935, most of them in Punjab (582), while 245 were reported in KP, 40 in Sindh, 37 in GB, 24 in AJK, four in Balochistan, and three in Islamabad.