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Monsoon floods kill 385 in Pakistan’s northwest province, Buner worst-hit district with 228 deaths
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rains, flash floods, landslides and house collapses have killed at least 385 people across Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province since Aug. 15, with Buner district alone accounting for 228 deaths, according to disaster management officials. Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in the mountainous northwest have brought destruction since Friday in the worst spell of this year’s monsoon season, which began in late June. Nationwide, monsoon rains and floods have killed at least 707 people and injured 967 since Jun.
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arabnews.com
Pakistan forecasts more rains as deaths in northwest rise to 323 since Aug. 15
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from this week’s torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has risen to 323 since Aug. 15, the KP Provincial Disaster…
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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
Authorities have warned of more deluges and possible landslides between now and Tuesday. Heavy monsoon rains have lashed the country since June and killed more than 600.
