国际英语资讯:Emergency declared in Pakistans Karachi as heavy rains continue
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-- <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Karachi">Karachi</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lash">lash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ARY">ARY</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Karachi">Karachi</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="extraction">extraction</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span>-<span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 16 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electrocution">electrocution</span>. <span word="Parts">Parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfalls">rainfalls</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="thundershowers">thundershowers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfalls">rainfalls</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="next">next</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 22 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20.</p>
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