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Pakistan flood death toll rises | |
(about 19 hours later) | |
Over 100 people have now died in floods after a cyclone and rain swept through Pakistan, relief officials have said. | |
The storm and floods have affected two million people in 15 districts of Balochistan province, officials said. | |
Poor communications and the remoteness of some affected areas means the true death toll since Cyclone Yemyin hit on Tuesday remains unknown. | |
Many people have been without drinking water or electricity for days. More rains are forecast in the area. | |
Storms and floods have also affected other parts of South Asia, with at least 140 people killed over the past week in India. | |
And in flooded parts of Afghanistan, more than 80 people have died in recent days. | And in flooded parts of Afghanistan, more than 80 people have died in recent days. |
Relief challenge | |
Flash floods in Balochistan have hampered attempts to bring aid to people hit by storms. | |
Every family is looking for one or two members. They are all missing Chaker Baloth,Balochistan resident Anger and despair In pictures: Flood devastation | |
"Relief goods are pouring in, but it is a challenge to distribute it in the vast affected area where communication and transportation lines have broken down," Raziq Bugti, spokesman for the Balochistan government told the Associated Press news agency. | |
Another relief official said more tents were needed to provide shelter for people who have been left homeless by the floods. | |
Relief commissioner Ali Gul Kurd said hundreds of villages had been inundated, with 90% of crops, cattle and houses destroyed in some areas. | |
He also that the casualty figures could rise as dozens of people had been reported missing. | He also that the casualty figures could rise as dozens of people had been reported missing. |
Four people have died in overnight rains in Sindh province, and in one district alone, 30 villages have been inundated with flood waters. | |
Last month, more than 200 people were killed in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, by floods and high winds. |