Pakistan has declared a state of Emergency after unusually heavy rainfall killed 49 people over the past three days. The victims include farmers who were struck by lightning while tending to their wheat crops. In addition to human casualties, flash floods have also disrupted power supplies and transportation networks. The incessant rains have also caused numerous homes to collapse in the northwest and eastern Punjab province, adding to the death toll.
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