136 killed in flash flood in Pakistan

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Pakistanis wade on a flooded street in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar, Sept. 2, 2012. [Xinhua] 
At least 136 people were killed and 182 others were injured in flood triggered by heavy rains across Pakistan over the last 22 days, Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday.

The disastrous late monsoon rains started on August 22 and continued lashing various areas of the country till date. Met office has said that the heavy downpour would stop on September 13.

Southern province of Sindh was the worst hit area where 33 people were killed and 26 others got injured in various rain- related accidents. Heavy rains lashed almost every district of Sindh but upper part of the province was seriously affected.

 

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