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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come
Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides. Rescue workers transport the body a victim of Friday’s flash flooding after recovering it from the rubble of a damaged house at Qadir Nagar village near Pir Baba,
According to the Met Office, strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal are likely to penetrate the upper parts of the country from
Anguished Pakistanis are searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll has reached 277.
According to the National Disaster Agency, the intensity of this year's monsoon is about 50% to 60% higher than last year.
A deluge of rain triggered floods and landslides, sweeping people away and flooding and destroying homes, officials said.
Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi as the financial capital braced for more rain on Wednesday, after the arrival of the annual monsoon season left at least seven people dead and caused widespread flooding,
ISLAMABAD: Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The instense, sudden deluges have proven fatal in both countries.