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20 dead in Pakistan floods: officials
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 4, 2008 At least 20 people were killed on Monday by flash floods in northwest Pakistan caused by heavy monsoon rains, officials said. Waters from a storm drain overflowed and hit dozens of villages in two areas near Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan. Officials said 1,000 houses were destroyed and 20 bodies have been recovered so far. "Ten people died in Bara (a tribal district) and 10 more were killed in suburban villages of Peshawar," district government official Ghulam Ahmed told AFP. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Nine dead, 91,000 flee homes in east China floods: state media
Beijing (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Nine people have died and more than 91,000 forced to flee their homes after torrential rain lashed eastern China causing severe flooding, state media reported Monday. |
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