In Pakistan, a week of storms following a heatwave has resulted in at least 32 fatalities and over 150 injuries; officials reported five more deaths on Friday.
Heavy rains and high winds killed five people, including a toddler, in several areas of northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, according to the province’s disaster management office.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts that stormy weather will persist in Pakistan’s central and northern regions through Saturday.
In various regions of the nation, which is among the most vulnerable to climate change and dealing with a rising number of extreme weather events, strong windstorms killed 10 people on Tuesday and 14 on Saturday.
