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Pakistan rain and storms kill dozens | Pakistan rain and storms kill dozens |
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At least 34 people have been killed and dozens more injured after three days of heavy rain and storms in Pakistan, officials say. | |
Most of the deaths were in the north of the country, where roofs caved in and houses collapsed, killing several children. | |
Six members of one family are reported to have been swept away by floodwaters. | Six members of one family are reported to have been swept away by floodwaters. |
In places more rain fell in three days than would normally fall in the entire month of February. | In places more rain fell in three days than would normally fall in the entire month of February. |
At least 25 people were killed in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. | |
There were reports of three soldiers missing in an avalanche in the district of Lower Dir. | |
Officials say more bad weather is expected in the middle of the month, but it is not likely to be as destructive as the storms this week. | Officials say more bad weather is expected in the middle of the month, but it is not likely to be as destructive as the storms this week. |
Pakistan has been subjected to devastating monsoon floods for the last three years. | |
The worst were in 2010, when almost 1,800 people were killed and 21 million people affected. |