17 Die in Monsoon Floods in Pakistan
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
Monsoon rains have inundated drought-stricken cities in northern Pakistan, causing flash floods that washed away several homes and killed 17 people, officials said.
Sunday’s rains caused deaths in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Mangora. Since the monsoon season began July 8, a total of 22 people have died in similar floods.
The rains followed a drought of several months’ duration that led President Zia ul-Haq to call on Muslim leaders to pray for rain.
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