At least 15 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains which swept away several houses in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said. “According to our provincial disaster management cell, 15 people were washed away in the floods and 11 bodies have been found so far,” Balochistan government spokesperson Anwarul Haq Kakar said. The 11 bodies were recovered in Lasbella district where flash floods swept away several mud houses, Kakar said. Lasbella district and Hub, which are close to Karachi, have been worst affected by the flash floods, he saidAround 25 mud houses were swept away as rains intensified since Friday night, he said. Due to poorly constructed houses in mainly rural areas of Balochistan and Sindh, heavy rains and flash floods cause misery and damages every year.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2017 18:42 UTC