MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti) - Torrential monsoon rains have triggered flash floods in Pakistan, killing at least 43 people in the central province of Punjab and 30 in the Himalayas, Reuters reports Friday, citing government officials.
"Most of the 43 dead in Punjab died because the roofs of their homes collapsed," said Nisar Saani, a director at the Punjab Disaster Management Authority. "The rest were electrocuted."
Authorities have issued flood warnings across the country. The death toll is expected to rise as more heavy rains are expected, officials said.
In 2010, the worst flooding in memory affected 20 million in Pakistan, resulting in a death toll of close to 2,000 and billions of dollars in infrastructural damage.