Pakistan flood casualties mount

Source: Press TV
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More heavy rains in Pakistan are hampering efforts to deliver aid to over 15 million people affected by the country's devastating floods.

Nearly 40 people were killed and several others injured in the most recent deluge caused by torrential rains in parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The monsoon rains, which began on July 27, caused floods and damage in different parts of the province, rendering many communities inaccessible due to destroyed roads and collapsed bridges.

As the number of people affected by the flooding exceeds 15 million, Pakistan's Federal Flood Commission has warned that the Indus River was overflowing its banks in the south.

The floodwaters flowing from northwestern Pakistan have already destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

The two weeks of flooding have, so far, claimed over 1,600 lives. Meanwhile, in neighboring Indian-controlled Kashmir, floods have killed over 130 people.

Authorities expect the death toll to rise as hundreds are missing and rescue workers are unable to reach affected areas.