35,000 acres of wheat and corn crop ready for harves­t in Punjab destro­yedISLAMABAD: The country’s farm sector is in a severe crisis after suffering heavy losses in the recent spell of torrential rains, hailstorms and gusty winds. According to initial estimates, 200,000 tonnes of wheat crop has been affected in the province. In Faisalabad district, wheat crop on 5% of the total cultivated area has been affected. The rains and hailstorms have also destroyed vegetables and fruit orchards on 2% and 4.5% of the cultivated area in the province, respectively. Death tollThe National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said the death toll in the torrential rains and flash floods in different parts of the country had reached 49.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2019 15:52 UTC