Ten people drowned and thousands fled to higher ground as a tropical cyclone lashed Pakistan's coastline with heavy rains and high winds, officials said.Navy ships rescued 75 people from four floundering vessels Tuesday and were searching for more boats caught in the rough seas with the help of helicopters, said Navy spokesman Lt. Com. Salman Ali.
Cyclone Yemyin hit parts of the coastline of Baluchistan province at about noon with winds of up to 57 miles (91 kilometers) an hour, said Qamaruz Zaman, director-general of the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
Rain-swollen rivers flooded several coastal districts, killing at least 10 people, including four children, said Raziq Bugti, spokesman for the provincial government.
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