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54 Dead In 24 Hours As Heavy Rain Hits Pakistan, Death Count Rises To 180
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.
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Pak PM Seeks $8 Billion In Flood Assistance At UN Conference In Geneva
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sought USD 8 billion assistance from the international community over the next three years to bridge the funding needs for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas hit by last year's floods.
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Pakistan Floods: UN Appeals For $160 Million Aid For Worst Affected
The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to help those hit hardest by the floods devastating the country.
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Hit With Heavy Rain, Pakistan Declares 'Monsoon Emergency'
Amid the ongoing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of Pakistan, the Federal Ministry for Climate Change inthe country has warned of more rains in the coming weeks as the cabinet declared a "monsoon emergency".
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21 Dead As Floods Hit Bus Carrying Wedding Party In Pakistan
A government official says flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have swept away a bus carrying a wedding party in northwest Pakistan, killing 21 people.
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As Floods Hit, Pakistan's Kalasha People Fear for Their Way of Life
For Akram Hussain, unprecedented monsoon floods that drenched his Hindu Kush mountain valley this year were a danger to more than just homes and crops.
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Pakistan Rushes to Protect Cities From Floods
Pakistani troops on Thursday rushed to protect two major cities from raging floodwaters, using explosives to divert swollen rivers in a crisis which has hit more than a million people and inundated swathes of farmland.
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243 Killed in Pakistan's Deadliest Flood
Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed 243 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen Chenab river, which has left a trail of devastation.
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Over 230 Killed in Pakistan's Deadliest Flood
Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed over 230 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen Chenab river, which has left a trail of devastation.
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Pakistan warns of more rain after flood deaths hit 45
Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings on Sunday after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi.
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Desperation as fresh flooding hits Pakistan
New torrents of flood water inundated more towns and villages in Pakistan on Sunday as the millions of people made homeless by the disaster grew increasingly desperate. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had never seen a disaster as bad, and urged foreign donors to speed up assistance to the 20 million people the government says have been aff...
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Pak deluge hits 12 million people
About 12 million people have been affected and 650,000 houses destroyed in the deluge in Pakistan. Authorities say that stormy weather has grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest district.The US military personnel waiting to fly Chinooks to stranded communities in the upper reaches of the hard-hit Swat...
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54 Dead In 24 Hours As Heavy Rain Hits Pakistan, Death Count Rises To 180
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.
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Pak PM Seeks $8 Billion In Flood Assistance At UN Conference In Geneva
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sought USD 8 billion assistance from the international community over the next three years to bridge the funding needs for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas hit by last year's floods.
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Pakistan Floods: UN Appeals For $160 Million Aid For Worst Affected
The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to help those hit hardest by the floods devastating the country.
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Hit With Heavy Rain, Pakistan Declares 'Monsoon Emergency'
Amid the ongoing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of Pakistan, the Federal Ministry for Climate Change inthe country has warned of more rains in the coming weeks as the cabinet declared a "monsoon emergency".
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21 Dead As Floods Hit Bus Carrying Wedding Party In Pakistan
A government official says flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have swept away a bus carrying a wedding party in northwest Pakistan, killing 21 people.
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As Floods Hit, Pakistan's Kalasha People Fear for Their Way of Life
For Akram Hussain, unprecedented monsoon floods that drenched his Hindu Kush mountain valley this year were a danger to more than just homes and crops.
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Pakistan Rushes to Protect Cities From Floods
Pakistani troops on Thursday rushed to protect two major cities from raging floodwaters, using explosives to divert swollen rivers in a crisis which has hit more than a million people and inundated swathes of farmland.
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243 Killed in Pakistan's Deadliest Flood
Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed 243 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen Chenab river, which has left a trail of devastation.
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Over 230 Killed in Pakistan's Deadliest Flood
Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed over 230 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen Chenab river, which has left a trail of devastation.
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Pakistan warns of more rain after flood deaths hit 45
Pakistani disaster relief officials issued fresh flood warnings on Sunday after the death toll from heavy monsoon rains rose to 45 and waters paralysed parts of the largest city Karachi.
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Desperation as fresh flooding hits Pakistan
New torrents of flood water inundated more towns and villages in Pakistan on Sunday as the millions of people made homeless by the disaster grew increasingly desperate. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had never seen a disaster as bad, and urged foreign donors to speed up assistance to the 20 million people the government says have been aff...
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Pak deluge hits 12 million people
About 12 million people have been affected and 650,000 houses destroyed in the deluge in Pakistan. Authorities say that stormy weather has grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest district.The US military personnel waiting to fly Chinooks to stranded communities in the upper reaches of the hard-hit Swat...
