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Flash floods kill 43 in north Pakistan

Sunday, 03 July 2016 6:28 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 03 July 2016 2:04 PM ]

A Pakistani vendor pushes his cart through flood waters following heavy rain in Lahore, Pakistan, June 22, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Flash floods caused by monsoon rains in northern Pakistan have killed at least 43 people and caused extensive damage to houses and structures in a village.

The floods swept away a mosque, houses and an army post in Ursoon Village, according to a local official on Sunday.

Monsoon, a rainy season that starts in mid-July and lasts until the end of August, strikes Pakistan hard each year.

Pakistan experiences severe weather patterns every year, which have affected millions of people, claimed many lives and wiped out millions of acres of farmland in recent years.

Pakistani residents cross a flooded street following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, April 4, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Torrential downpours and flooding killed 81 people and affected almost 300,000 Pakistanis across the country during the rainy season last summer.

In 2010, flooding killed 1,200 people and impacted one-fifth of Pakistan’s population of over 190 million.

In April, floods killed at least 92 people.

Two foreigners killed in Pakistan

In a separate development, two Chinese engineers were killed and five Pakistani workers injured when the roof of a construction site collapsed at Tarbela Dam as a result of the heavy rains that began late Saturday, according to officials.

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