Rain, Storms in Pakistan Kill 32 in a Week

People walk near a bus at the site of a landslide following a cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 28 May 2025. EPA/AMIRUDDIN MUGHAL
People walk near a bus at the site of a landslide following a cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 28 May 2025. EPA/AMIRUDDIN MUGHAL
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Rain, Storms in Pakistan Kill 32 in a Week

People walk near a bus at the site of a landslide following a cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 28 May 2025. EPA/AMIRUDDIN MUGHAL
People walk near a bus at the site of a landslide following a cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 28 May 2025. EPA/AMIRUDDIN MUGHAL

At least 32 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in Pakistan in a week of storms that followed a heatwave, with officials reporting on Friday five more deaths.

Five people including a child were killed on Thursday in different districts of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during heavy rains and strong winds, the province's disaster management authority said, according to AFP.

Stormy weather is expected to continue in northern and central parts of Pakistan until Saturday, according to the national meteorological office.

Heavy windstorms killed 10 people on Tuesday and 14 on Saturday in different parts of the country, one of the most vulnerable to climate change and grappling with increasingly frequent extreme weather events.

Three children were killed on Wednesday in Hyderabad in Sindh province, a senior official said.

While the majority of the deaths were caused by collapsing walls and roofs, at least two people died after being hit by solar panels dislodged by the whipping gusts.

People are killed every year in Pakistan by intense storms, which were unusually frequent this month.



Russia Warns US Not to Help Israel Militarily Against Iran 

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 2025. (Reuters) 
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 2025. (Reuters) 
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Russia Warns US Not to Help Israel Militarily Against Iran 

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 2025. (Reuters) 
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28, 2025. (Reuters) 

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilize the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Iran and Israel has raged for six days.

In separate comments, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Iran and Israel was now critical.

Ryabkov warned the US against direct military assistance to Israel or even considering such "speculative options," according to Russia's Interfax news agency.

"This would be a step that would radically destabilize the entire situation," it cited him as saying.

Earlier, a source familiar with US internal discussions said President Donald Trump and his team were considering a number of options, including joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.

On Tuesday, Trump openly mused on social media about killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but said: "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now."

Israel launched air strikes last Friday against Iran's nuclear sites, scientists and top military leaders in a surprise attack that Russia condemned as unprovoked and illegal. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks on Israeli cities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in January signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, has called for a cessation of hostilities between the two sides.