Floods kill dozens in Pakistan, Afghanistan
More than 45 people died in Pakistan and 40 more in Afghanistan as torrential rain flooded vast part of the countries, official said.
Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings yesterday after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi.
Flash floods caused by monsoon downpours have inundated some main roads in the sprawling port city and swept away homes in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The National Disaster Management Authority warned that more thunderstorms and heavy rains were expected on Monday and some rivers may flood.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sent three of his cabinet ministers to inspect damage in flood-hit areas.
In neighbouring Afghanistan, flash floods triggered by days of torrential rain have killed more than 40 people in Afghanistan, destroying dozens of houses, a senior disaster official said yesterday.
Heavy flooding that began three days ago hit nine eastern and southeastern provinces and some districts of the capital Kabul.
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