Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Balochistan, 8 die
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region witnessed the death of eight people as heavy rains and flash floods hit the province recently.
During the recent spell of monsoon rains accompanied by gusty winds, several districts of Balochistan, including Kachi, Harnai, Pishin, Khuzdar, Kech and Panjgur, were inundated while the communication and road infrastructure links of several towns were broken from other parts of the province, reports The Express Tribune.
In Pishin at least five members of a family died as roof of their mud house collapsed due to continuous rain during the last two days.
Pishin Deputy Commissioner Shahbbir Mengal told the newspaper that roof of Mohammad’s house collapsed in Killi Regi area of Bostan Tehsil which killed the man and his four children.
The rescue operation started immediately in the area.
The bodies were pulled out from the debris and shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital Pishin, Mengal said.
In Kech, a vehicle carrying eleven passengers, including women and children, was swept away by flash floods in Murg ab Nadi, The Express Tribune reprted.
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