Monsoon rains and floods lead to hundreds of deaths in Pakistan

Monsoon rains caused floods in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh.

Photographs taken in flood-hit regions show people barely driving motor vehicles through the water that submerged the streets.

The flood covered low-lying areas causing material damage to houses in Hyderabad, Sindh, reports Anadolu (AA) .

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Since mid-June, floods have increased the water level in rivers, damaging roads and bridges, and destroying about 9,000 homes .

Timur Ali, a spokesperson for the provincial disaster management authority, said that more than 30 houses in the Kohistan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were swept away by massive floods, displacing hundreds of people.

The authority added that the death toll from more than five weeks of heavy rain across the country has now reached 310.

The spokesperson stated that the authorities are assessing the damage and trying to reach the villagers, who are facing a shortage of drinking water.

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Meteorological officials said the rain was expected to continue for a few more days.

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