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Published 19 Aug, 2013 05:19pm

Pakistan ravaged by seasonal floods

Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have affected an estimate of over 300,000 people across Pakistan in the last two weeks and killed an estimated 108. The rains have hit 770 villages, completely destroying 2,427 houses and submerging hundreds of acres of crop land across Pakistan. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has established 44 relief camps in flood-hit areas to accommodate affected people.

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