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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan

A man rides a motorbike through knee-deep water with three children on board
Commuters negotiate a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Lahore on Wednesday. Photograph: Murtaza Ali/AFP/Getty Images

Glaciers across northern Pakistan have been melting at an accelerated pace as a result of record-breaking summer temperatures, leading to deadly flash flooding and landslides.

The floods and heavy monsoon rains have caused devastation across the country this summer, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 130 since the rains began in late June.

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