You have a Facebook friend living in another country and s/he is curious to learn about a major news item in your country. Write a letter to your Facebook friend. In your letter • describe a news story in your country • explain why people are interested in it • say how the story personally relates to you

Dear Vivek, I am writing you

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letter regarding your interest in our country’s news, I remember, you were asking about that

few

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weeks ago. Mainly news bulletin at 9 pm

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very important in our country, as it is dinner time and most of

people

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the people

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are watching it. Nowadays,

story

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the story

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of urban flooding caused by heavy rain in major cities is in the limelight. Since

,

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urban flooding and heavy rain

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not common in metropolitan cities in the south side of Pakistan; the residents are worried about it, many

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individuals are stranded and stuck outside and to keep up to date they watch the news regularly. As you know, I have recently bought a new house in downtown Karachi, Pakistan.

This

flood has affected

badly

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it badly

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, around eight feet

water

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of water

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is in the building foundation;

that

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which

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is damaging it. I am really worried about these rains. Regards Vishal