Thai motorists travel through a flooded street during a heavy monsoon downpour in Bangkok on September 3 2011.

泰国驾驶穿越被水淹没的街道，2011年9月3日，在曼谷的一个沉重的季风大雨期间。

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Pakistan's meteorological department said the worst flooding in the country's history was caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains and a westerly weather system entering Pakistan.

巴基斯坦气象部门说，巴基斯坦之所以出现历史上最严重的洪水是由于雨量极其充沛的雨季以及西风性气候条件进入该国所引起的。

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Pakistan experienced the worst flooding in its history as a result of exceptionally heavy monsoon rains.

受到始料未及的超强季雨影响，巴基斯坦经历了该国史上最严重的洪涝灾害。

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The unprecedented destruction was said to have been caused by only a day and a half of exceptionally heavy monsoon rain.

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