Lightning strikes 18 times on deadly night in Pakistan

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The Thar desert is dependent on monsoon rains, but a meteorologist says such a heavy rainfall in November is 'unusual,' while 'lightning of that intensity is unprecedented'.

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Thunderstorms and a heavy downpour caused havoc in several villages, destroying dozens of homes, in an unusual rainfall event that a meteorologist says could be linked to climate change."We have so far confirmation of 18 deaths in our district," Abdulah Ahmed, the police chief of the region – which is located in southern Sindh province and stretches over 22,000 square kilometers – told Agence France-Presse.

But such a heavy rainfall in November is"unusual," while"lightning of that intensity is unprecedented," said Dr Syed Sarfraz, a senior meteorological officer in Karachi.

 

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