7 h. ago Half a million people forced to flee homes after flooding in Pakistan’s Punjab

The latest evacuations bring the total number of people displaced since last month to 1.8 million, officials say

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13 h. ago Half a million people flee their homes in Pakistan’s Punjab to escape flooding

Officials say rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than half a million people to flee their homes in the past 24 hours

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3 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

Province of Kunar sees large number of casualties, according to local officials, amid fears of much higher toll after shallow quake hits near Pakistan borderAt least 250 people were dead and hundreds more injured in a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, authorities have said, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes looking for survivors.The quake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’

More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless

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2 w. ago Woman told to flee 'cursed' Airbnb after people notice creepy detail

A woman has been told to 'get out' of an Airbnb she rented after showing it off online, as people claim the house might be haunted thanks to one 'cursed' detail

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2 w. ago Hundreds killed in Pakistan as flash floods sweep through homes

In one of the deadliest incidents, 24 people from one family died in the village of Qadar Nagar

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2 w. ago Floods in Pakistan wash away homes and leave at least 220 dead

Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220

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2 w. ago Former Afghan interpreter exposed in huge MoD data breach has UK relocation revoked

Another family also being housed in a Pakistan hotel awaiting relocation to the UK are detained by police and readied for deportation

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3 w. ago Mortar kills 2 children and their mother in northwest Pakistan where troops are targeting militants

Residents and a hospital official say a mortar has struck a home in northwestern Pakistan, killing two children and their mother

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3 w. ago Arthur's Seat fire: Incredible drone footage of blazing landmark as people flee

The blaze at Edinburgh's popular tourist site Arthur's Seat spread rapidly on Sunday with police warning people in the area to stay away from the site of the fire

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3 w. ago Edinburgh fire LIVE: Arthur's Seat up in flames as people 'flee down hill'

A major fire has broken out on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh with people seeing fleeing down the hill to avoid the flames currently blazing across the iconic landmark

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