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Deaths from flooding in monsoon drenched Pakistan near 1,000

Pakistani men look for belongings from their flood-hit shops in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Damaged electrical towers on the ground after being damaged during the floods in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) People and vehicles navigate through flooded roads after heavy monsoon rains in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Damaged electrical towers on the ground after being damaged during the floods in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) A displaced family ride on a cart while traveling to a safe area after fleeing their flood-hit homes, in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) People stand at a bank of an overflowing stream in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Vehicles on the flooded road in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Pakistani men uses a boat to salvage usable items from their flood-hit homes in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) Flood affected people wait to receive for relief aid in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) A Pakistani man looks for belongings from his flood-hit shop in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Pakistani men look for belongings from their flood-hit shops in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Damaged electrical towers on the ground after being damaged during the floods in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) People and vehicles navigate through flooded roads after heavy monsoon rains in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Damaged electrical towers on the ground after being damaged during the floods in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) A displaced family ride on a cart while traveling to a safe area after fleeing their flood-hit homes, in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) People stand at a bank of an overflowing stream in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Vehicles on the flooded road in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) Pakistani men uses a boat to salvage usable items from their flood-hit homes in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) Flood affected people wait to receive for relief aid in Dadu district of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) A Pakistani man looks for belongings from his flood-hit shop in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Officials say flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and displaced thousands more since mid-June. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali) A family sit under a tent in their damaged home surrounded by flood, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Army troops are being deployed in Pakistan’s flood affected area for urgent rescue and relief work as flash floods triggered after heavy monsoon rains across most part of the country lashed many districts in all four provinces. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussain) A villager uses cots to save usable items after salvaging from his flood-hit home, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Army troops are being deployed in Pakistan’s flood affected area for urgent rescue and relief work as flash floods triggered after heavy monsoon rains across most part of the country lashed many districts in all four provinces. (AP Photo/Zahid Hussain)
Deaths from flooding in monsoon drenched Pakistan near 1,000