http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/world/asia/pakistan-floods/index.html
Pakistan:110 people killed from floods
by Adrianna Martinez
In Pakistan 110 people have been killed and 150 have been injured from the flash floods.650 homes have been destroyed from flooding caused by monsoon rains. Two important cities, Lahore and Rawalpindindi located in Punjab have been hit with major urban floodings. The prime minister Sharif will attend a meeting to assess the damage and deaths caused by the floods. The eastern part of Pakistan has received up to a foot of rain causing huge flooding.
The flooding that is occurring in Pakistan is very serious,it has caused many deaths and destroyed numerous infrastructures. Many of the deaths were caused by collapsing roofs and electrocution by fallen power lines. Since Pakistan experiences monsoons yearly I believe the government should consider improving their buildings or modify their designs while constructing them to help prevent other deaths from occurring during the monsoon seasons. I believe they should place homes and other buildings on stilts or somewhere higher off the ground to prevent damages from occurring and to save peoples lives when floodings do occur. Also they should reconstruct their roofs and use a stronger material so when heavy rains occur they will not collapse and injure or kill people inside the buildings.
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