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80 killed in Pakistan monsoon rains, floods

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
The torrential rains and floods across Pakistan have claimed 80 lives in the last four days and has displaced more than 81,000 people, the government said today.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that 22 people were killed in southern province of Sindh.

It said that 18 people have been killed in Balochistan, 15 in Punjab, 10 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 12 in tribal areas along Afghan border.

Three people were killed in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

So far at least 36 people have also been injured.

The number of affected villages has also increased to 333, with majority 275 in Punjab, followed by 28 in Balochistan and 15 each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 

NDMA said more than 81,000 people have been displaced due to rain and floods. Majority of 66,000 are in Punjab, the biggest province.

Government has set up 15 relief camps where more than 2,600 people are living.

More rain is expected in the next 24 hours, according to NDMA.

Meanwhile today, heavy rain lashed capital Islamabad, flooding many roads and choking the flow of the traffic in early rush hours.

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First Published: Aug 06 2013 | 7:29 PM IST

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