Pakistan rains: At least 36 killed as heavy winter rains collapse buildings, trigger landslides
Pakistan with China, was blocked at some places. The spokesman for the northern Gilgit Baltistan region, Faizullah Faraq said the snowfall was unusually heavy for this time of year. Authorities have also advised the tourists against traveling to the north of Pakistan due to weather conditions.
Last week, several visitors were stranded there because of heavy rains. This year, Pakistan has witnessed a delay in winter rains, which started in February instead of November. Monsoon and winter rains cause damage in Pakistan every year.
In 2022, rains and floods in many parts of Pakistan, killed over 1,739 people, and affected around 33 million and displacing nearly 8 million people. The disaster also caused damaged worth billions of dollars. In Afghanistan also, authorities said that harsh winter killed more than 5,000 livestock and destroyed 403 homes in different parts of the country in the past three days.
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