QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and more than 25,000 driven from their homes as torrential rains lashed southwestern Pakistan, still recovering from last month's devastating floods.
A man and his four children died when the roof of their house collapsed before dawn in Ganji Dori village 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, a local official Usman Ali told AFP.
His wife and two other children were injured, while a girl in the nearby Khat Kucha village died when the roof of her house fell in early Thursday, he added.
Eight others died and 23 were injured in different parts of the province on Wednesday, government spokesman Raziq Bugti said Thursday.
More than 25,000 people had to flee their homes in coastal towns, he said, adding that in the port town of Gwadar alone 6,500 people moved to safer places after the authorities released water from the overflowing Akra Kur dam on Wednesday.
Heavy downpours damaged some 1,700 houses in the town of Qila Abdullah, he said, adding that affected families had been shifted to safer places.
Officials said roads in Gwadar were submerged in water and the airport was closed due to the flooding.
Floods, heavy rains and snow in Baluchistan last month left an estimated 85 people dead.
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Torrential rains kill 14 people in southwestern Pakistan
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