Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall
Voice of America
FILE - A woman, surrounded by floodwaters, sits near her belongings, in Sohbat Pur, Pakistan, Sep. 3, 2022. The flooding that year killed at least 1,700 people. The nation's weather officials reported on May 3, 2024, that Pakistan last month had its wettest April since 1961.
Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said.
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