Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Violent storms bring Karachi to its knees
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Main chiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Mail & Guardian) from Pakistan.
More than 200 people were killed as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes and causing widespread power outages.
Gale-force winds uprooted trees and power pylons and blew down roofs and walls, crushing and electrocuting scores of victims.
Provincial health minister Syed Sardar Ahmed said 43 people were killed on Saturday and "the bodies of 185 more victims were identified today [Sunday]", taking the toll to 228.
He said another 200 people were injured, mostly in the suburbs. The Edhi Trust aid network also put the death toll at more than 200 as Karachi was deluged by 17,2mm in just one hour on Saturday.
Parts of the southern city saw sporadic rioting after...
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Main chiefsPosted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Mail & Guardian) from Pakistan.
More than 200 people were killed as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes and causing widespread power outages.
Gale-force winds uprooted trees and power pylons and blew down roofs and walls, crushing and electrocuting scores of victims.
Provincial health minister Syed Sardar Ahmed said 43 people were killed on Saturday and "the bodies of 185 more victims were identified today [Sunday]", taking the toll to 228.
He said another 200 people were injured, mostly in the suburbs. The Edhi Trust aid network also put the death toll at more than 200 as Karachi was deluged by 17,2mm in just one hour on Saturday.
Parts of the southern city saw sporadic rioting after...
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