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Pakistanis cross a flooded street in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar, Sept. 2, 2012. [Xinhua]

Nowshera and Mansehra districts of the province were badly affected where an estimated 3,743 houses were destroyed on August 22 during a continuous 144 millimeter rainfall.

Northeast area of Pakistan Administered Kashmir received heavy rainfall from August 22 to 27, during which at least 18 people were killed, 16 were injured and 1,243 houses were destroyed in the area. The most fatal accident took place on August 28 when a passenger van was washed away by flood water in Kashmir, killing at least nine people and injuring five others.

The second spell of rains started on September 5 in Kashmir which killed 13 people and injured 19 others. On September 5, at least 13 people were washed away by flash flood in Machia Nullah area of Kashmir.

In eastern Punjab province, heavy downpour killed at least 18 people and injured 14 others. On Wednesday, flood water devoured 300 houses in Rajan Pur area and destroyed thousands of hectares of standing crops.

 

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