A 75-year-old village school emerged in Elazığ with the drawdown of dam waters due to drought. The village could emerge if the water level drops more, locals said. The people, who saw the school they were once a student at, had emotional experience.
Monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in Pakistan, with flash floods hitting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In Swat, nine people drowned while trying to rescue children who fell into a river during a family picnic. Search operations are ongoing for four missing individuals. Eight more deaths were reported in Punjab due to roof collapses, lightning, and floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the tragedy.