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Pakistan battles deadly monsoon floods as poor planning worsens toll
ISLAMABAD: Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves — as Pakistan’s monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness. Without better regulation of construction and sewer maintenance, the annual downpours that have left hundreds dead in recent months will continue to kill, experts say. Even Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared to agree as he toured flood-stricken northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last week, where landslides killed more than 450 people.
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arabnews.com
Pakistan to launch national campaign against river encroachments as rain death toll rises to 788
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week announced that his government would launch a national campaign against construction around rivers, water courses and streams,…
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bbc.com
Why deadly floods keep devastating Pakistan
In June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.
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Pakistan warns of heavy rains, landslides as monsoon deaths climb to nearly 800
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s meteorological department has warned citizens that heavy rains and landslides may take place in several parts of the country today, Monday, as the death toll…
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Pakistan issues flood warnings for Ravi, Sutlej rivers as monsoon death toll nears 800
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani disaster management authorities on Monday issued fresh flood warnings for two major rivers as heavy monsoon rains continue to batter the country, with the…
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Authorities issue flood alert as Pakistan monsoon death toll nears 800
ISLAMABAD: Disaster authorities on Monday issued a fresh alert of flooding in rivers and streams as well as urban floods in multiple cities in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab…
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Pakistan battles deadly monsoon floods as poor planning worsens toll
ISLAMABAD: Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves — as Pakistan’s monsoon season once again delivers scenes of…
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Pakistan floods kill at least 15 in Punjab as trans-boundary rivers swell, Sindh braces for impact
ISLAMABAD: At least 15 people in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province lost their lives in floods, officials confirmed late Wednesday night, after three monsoon-swollen rivers…
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Pakistani PM calls for building new dams as floods devastate Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for urgent construction of reservoirs and dams as swollen rivers devastated the breadbasket province of…
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Climate-driven floods push Pakistan to confront water infrastructure failures
ISLAMABAD: As record monsoon floods batter Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials are calling for urgent investment in dams and water infrastructure, arguing that India’s stronger…
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Pakistan evacuates 435,000 as monsoon floods kill 20 in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Twenty people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab this week and more than 435,000 residents have been evacuated as record monsoon floods continue to sweep across the…