Pakistani military sends helicopters to help flooded areas

A car drives through a flooded road caused by heavy rains in Lahore, Pakistan

Islamabad - Bridges, homes, mosques, hotels and a power station in Chitral have also been destroyed by the flooding.

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By AP

Published: Wed 22 Jul 2015, 11:25 AM

Last updated: Wed 22 Jul 2015, 1:48 PM

Pakistan's military and authorities have deployed helicopters and boats to evacuate residents from the worst-hit areas in the country's north, where monsoon rains and flash floods washed away several villages this week.
The government says so far three people have died while 285,000 have been affected by the floods in and around the city of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Bridges, homes, mosques, hotels and a power station in Chitral have also been destroyed by the flooding.
The provincial disaster management authority says rescuers are still having difficulties trying to reach the flooded region on Wednesday because many roads have been washed away. Authorities say it's unclear how many people remain trapped in the flood-affected areas.
Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill scores of people often in Pakistan.

Pakistani laborers push a loaded donkey-cart through a flooded road caused by heavy rains in Lahore
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Pakistani children take a ride on a roundabout at a flooded park caused by heavy rains in Lahore, Pakistan
A Pakistani laborer carries sacks of potatoes while he wades through a flooded road caused by heavy rains in Lahore, Pakistan
People standing on a road washed away by heavy flooding in Chitral, Pakistan
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Published: Wed 22 Jul 2015, 11:25 AM

Last updated: Wed 22 Jul 2015, 1:48 PM

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