Pakistan flash floods and heavy rain kill 32, including 16 children


Pakistan is one of the countries in the world which are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. - Photo: AFP

PESHAWAR, (Pakistan): Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.

Flash floods and roof collapses over the past 36 hours have claimed the lives of 19 people, eight of them children, a statement Saturday by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial disaster management authority said.

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