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Glacial floods alert issued for northwest Pakistan with more heavy rain forecast
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday warned of glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast for the area in the coming week.
Downpours are heavier in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province than the same period last year, prompting weather advisories and alerts for flooding from glacial lake outbursts, said Anwar Shahzad, a spokesperson for the local disaster management authority.