Pakistan torrential rains leave 28 dead

The death toll from torrential rain in Pakistan rose to 28 yesterday after more homes collapsed in the southwest and northwest, officials said. They said 17 people lost their lives over the past three days in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, while six died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest and five in adjacent tribal areas.  House collapses accounted for most of the fatalities.