At least 143 killed in Pakistan's unusually heavy April rains

Islamabad (AFP) April 30, 2024

At least 143 people died in Pakistan from lightning strikes and other storm-related incidents in April, with the country receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, officials said Tuesday. April brought flash floods, landslides and inclement weather that caused houses to collapse in some areas and destroyed crops in others. Pakistan saw a rainfall "increase of 164 perc