Freak storm kills 45 in Pakistan


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Apr 2015

A child is taken to Leady Reading Hospital for treatment after torrential rains caused flooding and houses to collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan, April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A freak "mini-cyclone" tore roofs of buildings and brought down trees and power poles in Pakistan, killing 45 people and injuring more than 200, officials said on Monday.

Army teams were on their way to the area of Peshawar city to help with the rescue, a military spokesman said.

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