Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.
The new death toll came a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished Islamic nation.
In Nowshera district, local administrator Quratul Ain Wazir said flood waters submerged streets before the gushing waters headed toward low-lying areas. "Government has sanctioned sufficient funds to financially compensate the affected people and we will not leave our people alone in this tough time," she said.
"The situation is pretty serious as we don't have any road link left with the rest of the province, we don't have electricity, gas and communications network and no relief is reaching here," said Muzaffar Khan, whose grocery store was swept away along with many other shops. Residents made homeless by the flood took shelter on higher ground, where they waited for relief goods and other help.
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