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Destroyed bridge in Balochistan province
Photo: H. Achakzai/AP
Aid workers are currently bringing at least 50,000 families from their villages to safety from extraordinary flooding in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
Helicopters and boats would be used in the rescue work, Pakistani authorities reported on Wednesday.
Flash floods destroyed bridges and roads.
According to Pakistani meteorologists, Balochistan in the south-west of the country and the city of Karachi in the south have been experiencing the heaviest rainfall ever recorded for a few days.
Pakistan has been struggling with particularly heavy monsoon rains for weeks after parts of the country were hit by an unusually early heat wave.
Already 340 dead since the beginning of the monsoon season
Since the beginning of the monsoon season in June, 340 people have died in the South Asian country due to the water masses, the national disaster agency reported on Wednesday.
An increase in the number of deaths is to be expected in the coming period.
Experts blame climate change for the unusually heavy rainfall in Pakistan.
Earlier this month, Pakistan's climate protection minister, Sherry Rehman, warned of an "existential crisis" in her country due to increasing natural disasters.
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