At least 16 people have been killed and 16 others injured as rains and floods continue to wreak havoc in Balochistan, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Tuesday.

The PDMA said the deaths, reported since March 20, include five men and eleven children, mostly due to collapsing roofs and walls amid heavy rainfall and flooding.

The injured include one man, four women and eleven children.

According to the report, Zhob recorded the highest number of deaths with six, followed by three in Loralai, two in Kech, and one each in Qila Abdullah, Daki, Kohlu, Jafarabad and Kachhi.

The report added that 161 houses were affected across the province, with 34 destroyed and 127 partially damaged.

At least 65 livestock, mainly sheep, also died due to the rains, while authorities said a detailed assessment of losses is still underway.