Photos: Dozens dead as record rains lash Pakistan

Heavy rains hit Karachi as rescuers evacuate people from flooded neighborhoods

Published: August 28, 2020 20:12 AFP and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Karachi: Dozens of people have been killed in accidents and floods caused by torrential rains that have lashed Pakistan for days on end, officials said Friday. Image Credit: AFP

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Precipitation reached record levels in Karachi, the country's largest city, where waist-deep rivers of trash-strewn floodwater swept down streets and into homes and businesses. Image Credit: AFP

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Eighteen people died in the southern city on Thursday "in various rain-related accidents," a police spokeswoman said. Image Credit: AP

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A record 230mm of rain was recorded in Karachi, home to about 20 million people, compared to the average of 130mm for the time of year, the city's meteorological service chief Sarfraz Ahmed said. Image Credit: AFP

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In the mountainous northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16 people were killed in flash floods Friday, with landslides damaging 67 houses, said provincial disaster management authority Taimur Ali. Image Credit: AP

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And in the eastern province of Punjab, local officials said four workers were killed when a warehouse roof collapsed Friday. Image Credit: AFP

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The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing water supplies across the Indian subcontinent, home to one-fifth of the world's population. Image Credit: AFP

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But each year, the intense rainfall also brings a wave of destruction. Image Credit: AFP

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In total, floods killed 103 people in August in Pakistan, including 54 in Karachi, 33 in Punjab and 16 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to official figures compiled by AFP. Image Credit: AFP

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Army medical team provide treatment to flood-affected people at a camp after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on August 28, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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Young children use a crocodile-shaped buoy to play in a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on August 28, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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People jostle to get free food at an inundated residential area caused by heavy monsoon rains, in Karachi, Pakistan. Image Credit: AP

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A truck is overturned by a flood damage road caused by heavy monsoon rains, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Image Credit: AP

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Residents wade through flooded area caused by heavy monsoon rains, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Image Credit: AP

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Young boys play in a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Image Credit: AFP

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