Pakistan floods death toll nearing 1,000
More than 33 million people have been displaced as destructive monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc Arshad Akbar Arain 's Blog Flash floods triggered by destructive monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since June, officials have said. The new death toll came a day after the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage. More than 33 million people have been displaced. The government has declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding, which began in June and continues to wreak havoc in Pakistan The National Disaster Management Authority in its latest overnight report said 45 people were killed in flood-related incidents from Friday to Saturday. That brought the death toll since mid-June to 982 with 1,456 injured. Many parts of Pakistan have become inaccessible, and rescuers are struggling to evacuate thousands of marooned people from flood-affected area