US EditionHeavy monsoon rains in Pakistan kill 54 people in 24 hours
PAKISTAN, JUL 15 – Monsoon floods have caused 180 deaths and about 500 injuries since late June, with Punjab province seeing 124% more rainfall than last year, officials reported.
- 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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Pakistan's monsoon death toll rises to 159 after 63 die in a single day
Heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan's Punjab province have killed 63 people and injured nearly 300 in 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. This brings the national death toll to 159 since late June. Most of the fatalities were caused by collapsing
The monsoon has been falling for three days in Pakistan and has overflowed one of the main rivers, the Jhelum River, in the east of the country. According to a final report, 54 people died in 24 hours on Thursday 17 July. If the rains continue, this could increase further, while the total number of victims of the weather in the country has risen to 180 since the beginning of June, due to a monsoon exacerbated by climate change.
Heavy rains in eastern Pakistan have caused widespread flooding and collapsed buildings, killing at least 63 people in the past 24 hours.
Pakistan warns of urban flooding, river surges - 63 die in 24...
Pakistan's disaster management authorities on Thursday warned of urban flooding and rising river levels in several regions, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, as relentless monsoon rains battered large swathes of the country, pushing the seasonal death toll close to 190. The fresh alert came as intense monsoon activity swept across northeastern and central Pakistan, prompting emergency declarations, evacuation adviseries and a heightened state …
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.
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