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

At least 32 people killed as flash floods hit northern Pakistan

People standing at the Swat river in Pakistan
People gathering at the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a family of tourists died, apparently while awaiting rescue. Photograph: Hazrat Ali Bacha/Reuters

At least 32 people have been killed in Pakistan in recent flash flooding caused by heavy rains, including a family of tourists who died after being swept away by flood waters while apparently awaiting rescue.

Videos of the family stranded on a small piece of land as the raging Swat River in northern Pakistan swept them away were shared widely on social media, prompting anger towards the provincial government as witnesses said the family waited helplessly for more than an hour.

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