To higher ground: Rescue personnel shifting villagers to a safer place by boat from a flooded village following heavy rains in the Taunsa district of Punjab province. — AFP
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.
Torrential rain has poured almost without pause across parts of Punjab province since Wednesday morning, causing urban flooding and houses to collapse.
