Pakistan records 'wettest April' in more than 60 years

Islamabad (AFP) May 4, 2024

Pakistan experienced its "wettest April since 1961", receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country's weather agency said in a report. April rainfall was recorded at 59.3 millimetres, "excessively above" the normal average of 22.5 millimetres, Pakistan's metrology department said late Friday in its monthly climate report. There were at least 144 deaths in thun