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Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 13:52 GMT 14:52 UK

In pictures: Karachi rain chaos

Man looks at empty fishing boats in the city of Karachi

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Thousands of people have been evacuated from Pakistan's Arabian coast amid warnings of a strong cyclone.

Police move tourists away from the sea in Karachi

Police move tourists away from the sea in Karachi

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Families and fishermen were warned away from the sea off Karachi, although forecasts suggested the cyclone would not directly strike the port city.

A boy at a displaced persons' camp on the outskirts of Karachi

A boy at a displaced persons' camp on the outskirts of Karachi

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Relief camps have been set up in Karachi following severe storms at the weekend.

Pakistanis walking in the rain as they on a flooded street in Karachi

Pakistanis walking in the rain as they on a flooded street in Karachi

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Heavy rain lashed Karachi, causing widespread devastation (Warning: You may find next picture disturbing).

Pakistani workers of Edhi Foundation stand beside the dead bodies of the victims of Saturday's heavy rains and thunderstorms, at a morgue in Karachi

Pakistani workers of Edhi Foundation stand beside the dead bodies of the victims of Saturday's heavy rains and thunderstorms, at a morgue in Karachi

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More than 200 people were killed in the city - many in weather-related accidents.

Wreckage after an advertising board fell.

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The ferocity of the storm was unprecedented in recent memory.

Local residents stand beside an electric pole fallen over a building caused by Saturdays heavy rains and thunderstorms in Ghadab area outskirt of Karachi,

Local residents stand beside an electric pole fallen over a building caused by Saturdays heavy rains and thunderstorms in Ghadab area outskirt of Karachi,

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Some of those who died were electrocuted as power lines fell onto flooded streets.

Local residents collect their belongings from a damaged hut, collapsed in Saturdays heavy rains and thunderstorms in Ghadab area outskirt of Karachi

Local residents collect their belongings from a damaged hut, collapsed in Saturdays heavy rains and thunderstorms in Ghadab area outskirt of Karachi

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In the aftermath of the storm, people began to try to salvage their belongings, but many had little left after their flimsy homes were destroyed.

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