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Pakistan: Flood: 2007/06/23 Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  TC-2007-000085-PAK

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Period 2007/06/23
Country or District Pakistan
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 42 people died and more than 150 were injured when heavy rains caused buildings in Pakistans largest city, Karachi, to collapse, according to provincial health and police officials.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Reuters AlertNet 2007/06/24
Rains cause chaos in Pakistani city, 220 killed

BBC news 2007/06/24
Torrential rains and gale-force winds have led to the deaths of more than 200 people in the coastal city of Karachi in southern Pakistan.

OCHA ReliefWeb 2007/6/23
44 die in Karachi rain

Reuters AlertNet 2007/06/24
Over 220 people have been killed in accidents caused by heavy wind and rain in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, a provincial minister said on Sunday.

CNN.com 2007/06/24
At least 42 people died and more than 150 were injured when heavy rains caused buildings in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to collapse, according to provincial health and police officials.

Geographycal Data

Reliefweb 2007/06/24
Pre-monsoon rains caused flash floods, killing 17 people and affecting approximately 500 families in Swat district. Pakistan Red Crescent distributed food and non-food items in the affected areas.