Deaths from flooding in monsoon-drenched Pakistan near 1,000

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Massive flash floods in Pakistan monsoon season, 2022 (video screenshot)
Massive flash floods in Pakistan monsoon season, 2022 (video screenshot)

(LAKE COUNTY STAR) – Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.

The new death toll came a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished Islamic nation.

The monsoon season, which began earlier than normal this year, has lashed Pakistan with particularly heavy rains and rescuers have struggled to evacuate thousands of marooned people from flood-hit areas. The crisis forced the government to declare a state of emergency.

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