ISLAMABAD: At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said Wednesday , warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead.
"When people die like that, it's not a small thing ... It is just the beginning. We have to prepare for it." The monsoon, which usually lasts from June to September, is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year also brings a wave of destruction.
The worst floods of recent times were in 2010 - covering almost a fifth of the country's landmass - killing nearly 2,000 people and displacing 20 million.
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