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12 die in rain-related incidents across the country
 
February 05, 2013, 3:55 pm
 
 
12 die in rain-related incidents across the country

At least 12 people, including three women and two children, were killed in rain-related incidents as heavy rains lashed Punjab and northwestern areas.

Flights at Islamabad and Karachi airports were also cancelled and delayed due to the bad weather.
The intermittent spell of rain, which started since Sunday night, will continue till Wednesday, Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) said on Tuesday.
Reports said flooding in rivers and incidents of roof collapse and electrocution took place in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa areas, paralyzing the life and leaving more than a dozen people dead and injured.
Roofs of mud houses caved in at Okara, D.G Khan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Hyderabad, Khanewal and other areas.
Four people drowned due to flooding in a rainwater nullah at Haripur tehisl of Abbottabad. Rescue teams saved the life of a woman while search of more survivors was underway.
Jalozai camp in Nowshera district of Peshawar, which hosts thousands of thousands of Afghan refugees in KPK province, was severely affected by rains and several mud houses collapsed in the area.

 
 
 
 
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