Karachi, Aug. 22 (PTI): At least 225 people have died in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms continue to lash the region, which remains cut off from the rest of the country, officials said on Monday. The death toll was confirmed by Quetta Commissioner Sohailur Rehman Baloch who informed the media of receiving reports of at least 225 deaths across the province. Quetta received fresh heavy downpour on Sunday, resulting in urban flooding in Pashtoonabad, Hazara Town, Qadirand, Aminabad, Nawan Killi, Killi Qambrani, and Sariab areas, where floodwater entered several houses and claimed nine more lives. The commissioner said that heavy rains and floods have cut off all major highways connecting Balochistan to the rest of Pakistan. It is a dire situation and with more rains forecast we are taking all measures to carry out rescue and relief work, he said. According to Baloch, the Karkhasa Dam near Quetta was breached at one point due to hill torrents,