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Nov. 18, 2022Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 1:27 a.m.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A van fell into a water-filled ditch successful Pakistan's flood-hit south, sidesplitting 20 passengers — mostly women and children — and injuring 13 others overnight, constabulary said Friday.
The incidental connected a flood-weakened road took spot successful Sindh state connected Indus Highway. The roadworthy had been dredged successful respective places to drain retired floodwater, but has not been repaired months later. Impoverished Pakistan is struggling to retrieve from record-breaking flooding, which killed much than 1,700 radical and damaged roads and bridges.
Police serviceman Imran Qureshi said the van was bringing passengers from Khairpur territory to a celebrated Sufi shrine successful Sehwan. He said 13 of the passengers were rescued and moved to a adjacent hospital. Hospital officials said 8 women and 10 children, ages 10 to 15, were among the dead. Two of the injured were said to beryllium successful captious condition.
Southern Sindh state was the worst-hit by flooding triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains and made worse by clime change. The catastrophe affected 33 cardinal radical since mid-June and damaged oregon washed distant 2 cardinal homes.
The catastrophic flooding successful Pakistan, mostly successful Sindh, besides washed distant roadworthy links.
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