'Mini cyclone' wrecks Peshawar
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A severe storm in northwest Pakistan, dubbed a "mini-cyclone" killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said.
Fallen trees, rubble from buildings and mobile phone towers blocked several main roads in Peshawar while flood water from torrential rainfall reached three feet (one metre) deep in some parts of the city of more than three million people.
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Apr 27, 2015 06:41pm
Well, it is good to see people and the establishment reach out to help in such circumstances.But what really matters is how conduct ourselves before and such calamities occur.
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Apr 27, 2015 10:22pm
How is an cycle hit peshawar?
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Apr 27, 2015 10:28pm
It must be twister. Cyclone is a name for Sea Storm which develops in Indian Ocean. Like Hurricane in Atlantic and Typhoon in Pacific Ocean.
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Apr 28, 2015 07:02am
It is always the poor who suffer. There should be a minimum safety requirement for any housing across the country and the govt. Should take steps to ensure the building materials are cheaper for consumers to use in their construction.
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