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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours
PAKISTAN, JUL 15 – Over 120 deaths resulted mainly from house collapses and flash floods in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with climate change and poor urban planning worsening the disaster, authorities said.
- Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed 54 people and injured 227 in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to about 180 since late June.
- Torrential rain has caused urban flooding in Punjab province, leading to the evacuation of residents near a river in Rawalpindi.
- The government has warned residents of vulnerable areas to prepare emergency kits, and further heavy rains and potential flash floods are expected across large parts of the country.
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Over sixty people have died in Pakistan in the past 24 hours as a result of heavy monsoon rains, Pakistani media reports.
More than 50 people died in 24 hours in torrential rains in Pakistan, bringing the number of victims since the beginning of the summer monsoon at the end of June to some 180, announced on Thursday the authorities that had had to rescue people trapped by water.
At least 54 people have died in heavy monsoon rains in the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of deaths from rainfall in the past three weeks to 178 nationwide. The fatalities occurred in the regions of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest, Sindh in the south, and Balochistan in the southwest. Pakistan's rainy season runs from June to September. However, the country has been experiencing a…
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Pakistan has reported 178 deaths related to monsoon rains since June 26.
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Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours
Officials in Pakistan say heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 54 people in 24 hours. The most recent fatalities bring the total number of rain-related deaths in the country to 178 in the past three weeks.
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