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More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after heavy rains, floods
At least 320 people have died due to flash floods and landslides caused by cloudbursts and heavy monsoon rains, with rescue teams evacuating thousands and more rain forecasted.
- More than 300 people were killed by flash flooding across Pakistan and India-controlled Kashmir.
- A study found rainfall in Pakistan between June 24 to July 23 was 10% to 15% heavier due to global warming.
- Rescue operations and machinery deployment are underway to clear roads and help affected people, Pakistan's deputy prime minister said.
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Helpers and residents in search of their loved ones were working together Saturday to recover the still buried bodies in northern Pakistan, where an exceptionally intense monsoon killed nearly 350 people.
PESHAWAR.– More than 340 people died in northwestern Pakistan after two days of unusually intense monsoon rains that caused sudden floods, landslides and house collapses, local authorities reported on Saturday.The disaster hit especially the mountain province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bordering Afghanistan, where at least 307 victims were confirmed, more than half of all deaths recorded in this monsoon season, according to the provincial disaster m…
The diluvian rains resulted in nearly 350 deaths in the north of the country in two days.
More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after heavy rain, floods
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – More than 300 people are dead in northwest Pakistan after two days of heavy rain and flash floods, local officials said on Saturday, August 16. The deluge hit the remote mountainous northern part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, with cloud bursts, flash floods, lightning strikes and landslides in the deadliest downpour of this year’s monsoon season. By Saturday, 307 were confirmed dead, with more people missing, according t…
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