Pakistani officials say most of the deaths occurred when farmers were struck by lightning while harvesting wheat and rain caused houses to collapse in Punjab province.
At least 69 people have been killed by heavy rains and lightning in Pakistan and Afghanistan .Lightning and heavy rain have killed at least 69 people across Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past three days, as authorities in both countries declare states of emergency.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in televised remarks that he had ordered authorities to provide aid in regions hit by rain. Meanwhile, the Taliban's State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said heavy flooding in Afghanistan killed 33 people and injured 27 others in three days.
Afghanistan Floods Natural Disaster Abdullah Janan Saiq Taliban Rafay Alam Climate Change Punjab Province Arfan Kathia Islamabad Peshawar Baluchistan
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