Lightning and rain kill dozens in Pakistan
Images online show swathes of farmland engulfed by rainwater. Flash floods have also disrupted power supplies and transportation networks.
Pakistan has experienced an increase in extreme weather events, as it grapples with the impacts of climate change.
In 2022, one-third of the country was completely submerged by unprecedented flooding, killing more than 1,700 people and injuring thousands. Millions were left homeless and lacking clean drinking water for months after.
Some of the areas affected by the 2022 floods, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, are being impacted again by the recent storms.
With more rain expected in the coming days, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority has also warned of landslides and flash floods.
Pakistan’s most populated province Punjab has suffered the highest death toll so far, with 21 people killed by lightning between Friday and Sunday, AFP news agency reported.
