Flash Floods Devastate Buner, Pakistan
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At least 243 people died over the span of 24 hours in India and Pakistan as torrential downpours caused widespread flash flooding and landslides, according to the Associated Press. "The death toll may rise, as we are still looking for dozens of missing people," an official told the AP.
One month after the Texas floods, some survivors are pleading for help they say still hasn’t arrived. Others are emerging from the nightmare with the support of a community rallying to clean up the devastation on their own.
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say recent rain-related incidents have killed at least 220 people in a northwest district. Rescuers pulled out 63 more bodies overnight Friday from homes in Buner devastated by flash floods and landslides.
More than 3 million people were told to remain on alert for flash floods as torrential rainfall moved through.
It took mere days for a lifetime of work to wash away but graziers and outback communities are picking up the pieces months after devastating flooding.
Pakistan is expected to face increased rainfall this month, raising the risk of further flooding and landslides, according to government officials.
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Headmaster’s quick action saved nearly 1,000 students in Swat’s Mangalore area after flash floods ripped through their government primary school, bringing down the walls and