
Pakistan grapples with dual flood crisis from rain and glacial melt
A new low-pressure system in India is expected to bring more rain, and the high temperatures also are causing glacial melt.
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A new low-pressure system in India is expected to bring more rain, and the high temperatures also are causing glacial melt.
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