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Pakistan: Flood: 2009/07/19
GLIDE: FL-2009-000139-PAK
| Period | 2009/07/19 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Pakistan |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Torrential monsoon rain in the southern Pakistani metropolis of Karachi has killed 26 people and cut power to most of the city, its mayor said on Sunday. |
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| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
BBC news 2009/07/25
At least 15,000 people have been made homeless after heavy rains caused a breach in a dam under construction in Pakistan\'s Balochistan province. More than a dozen villages in Barkhan district were flooded as monsoon rains lashed the region.
Reliefweb 2009/07/19
Monsoon kills 15 in Pakistan\'s Karachi, cuts power
Reuters AlerNet 2009/07/19
The rain flooded low-lying parts of the city, damaging hundreds of homes, downing power lines and inundating power grid stations.