In Pictures: Flooding after heavy rains lash northern Pakistan

More than 50 people have been killed and scores injured following torrential rains and flash floods on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The heavy rains, which started over the weekend, swept away a marketplace, destroyed homes and triggered landslides.

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Apr 05, 2016, 03:23 PM

Pakistani men standing on top of their vehicles, submerged by flood waters following heavy rain, on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

People gathering around their shops after they were swept away by flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on April 3, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Pakistani vendors and residents gathering beside flood waters rushing through a market area on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Vendors and resident scrambling to save their possessions as flood waters rush through a Pakistani market area, on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 3, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani resident resting on top of his house at a flooded area on the outskirts of Peshawar, following heavy rain, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

People collecting the carcasses of dead sheep from their flooded farm house, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A Pakistani resident sitting on an inner tube in a flooded area on the outskirts of Peshawar, following heavy rain, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani residents crossing a flooded street, following heavy rain, on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani vendors trying to salvage materials after flood water destroyed their shops following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani resident carrying his bike across a flooded street, following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani vendor trying to salvage materials from his shop after flood water destroyed it, following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani residents crossing a flooded street following heavy rain on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

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