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Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan
Islamabad : The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail.
Miftah said these were the…
Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad : The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night.
The…
Flash floods kill 34 in Pak in 24 hrs
Islamabad : At least 34 people were killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.According to the NDMA, at least 17…
Death toll in devastating Pak monsoon rain spikes to 903
Islamabad : As many as 903 people have been killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have continued to play havoc in Pakistan since June, the National Disaster Management Authority…
Flash floods in Afghanistan kill 14 people
Kabul : At least 14 people were killed and 12 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan's Paktia province, state media reported on Monday."Fourteen people lost their lives and 12 others wounded after heavy floods…
36 killed, 145 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hrs
Islamabad : At least 36 people were killed and 145 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.…
Storms kill 5, cause power outage in Austria
Austria : Five people, including two children, died as storms battered parts of Austria, local media reported.Two girls, aged four and eight, were killed by falling trees in the Carinthia state and a dozen people were injured, Xinhua news…
Death toll rises to 17 in China flash flooding
Beijing : The death toll after a flash flood in China's Qinghai province has increased to 17, with another 17 people still missing, local authorities have confirmed.Twenty people who were previously reported as missing have been rescued and…
20 dead, 6 injured in Pakistan bus-oil tanker collision
Lahore : At least 20 people were killed and six others injured on Tuesday after a passenger bus collided head-on with an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reports said According to the reports, the collision took place…
Fire in Dhaka building kills 6
Dhaka : At least six people were killed after a fire swept through a building that housed a restaurant and a small plastic manufacturing unit in Dhaka, firefighters in the Bangladeshi capital have confirmed.
The fire broke out on the…