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Hundreds evacuated in Pakistan amid deadly floods

28 July 2022
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2022-07-28 16:40

Rescuers backed by troops used boats and helicopters Wednesday to evacuate hundreds of marooned people from Pakistan's southwest, where floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed 104 people.Since June 14, the downpours have damaged bridges, roads and about 4,000 homes in Baluchistan province. 

337 people have died in rain-related incidents across impoverished Pakistan. A rescue official, said hundreds of people were stranded just in Lasbella, a district in Baluchistan province, after floodwater inundated several villages.The monsoon season runs from July through September in Pakistan.

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