Pakistan braces for more monsoon rains as flood death toll nears 300
At least 279 people, nearly half of them children, have died in incidents related to heavy rains and flooding since late last month, the national disaster agency said.
A fresh spell of rains was expected to hit the country that would trigger more flash floods and inundation in the cities, the country's meteorological department warned.
The rescue department in the central province of Punjab was finalizing a contingency plan to evacuate people from river banks in case of flooding.
The disaster agency had advised other regional governments to keep monitoring the evolving situation around the clock.
Pakistan is among the countries most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, according to the United Nations.
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