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were farmers struck by lightning while harvesting wheat, authorities said.Images online show swathes of farmland engulfed by rainwater
Flash floods have also disrupted power supplies and transportation networks.Pakistan has experienced an increase in extreme weather events,
as it grapples with the impacts of climate change.In 2022, parts of the country were completely submerged by unprecedented flooding, killing
more than 1,700 people and injuring thousands
Millions were left homeless and lacked clean drinking water for months after.Some of the areas affected by the 2022 floods, including Khyber
highest death toll so far, with 21 people killed by lightning between Friday and Sunday, AFP news agency reported.At least eight were killed
in the westernmost Balochistan province according to AFP, where authorities have declared a state of emergency
Schools in the province were ordered to shut on Monday and Tuesday.Extensive areas of Pasni, a Baloch coastal town, have been covered by
At least 33 people have been killed and hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed, Afghan authorities said on Sunday.Scientists have said that
global warming is likely to have played a role in the devastating floods that hit Pakistan in 2022
