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Excerpt:Pakistan continued to be hit by torrential rains with more than 20 people dying on August 20 in fresh flooding that has crippled several parts of the country over the last weeks.
In the financial capital, Karachi, rainfall reached levels not seen in years disrupting power, phone service, and flights.
Meanwhile, recovery crews looked for bodies and dug through debris in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province after deadly floods killed more than 350 people in the region.
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal spoke to people in the Buner district, which was hit by flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains.
Much of the village h
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Kyiv, Ukraine — A massive Russian drone and missile attack hit Ukraine’s capital early Thursday, including a rare strike in the center of the city, killing at least 14 people including three children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks, and it comes as U.S.-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggle to gain traction.
“Already 14 people are known to have been killed as a result of the Russian attack, including 3 children. A horrific and deliberate killing of civilians,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post. “The Russians are not choosing to end the war, only new strikes… It is crucial now that the world responds firmly. Russia must stop this war it started and continues. For the spurning of ceasefire and for the constant Russian attempts to weasel out of negotiations, new strong sanctions are needed. Only this can work. The Russians understand only strength and pressure.”
In addition to the deaths, officials said at least 38 people were wounded in the attack.
Russia launched 598 strike drones and decoys and 31 missiles of different types across the country, according to Ukraine’s Air Force, making it one of the largest attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukraine’s forces shot down and neutralized all but 41 of the weapons, its Air Force said.
