- Nearly 1,000 people have been killed during devastating floods caused by monsoon rains that have hit much of Pakistan since June, officials said Saturday.
- The new death toll was announced a day after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif declared an emergency and asked for international help in responding to the disaster.
- On Saturday, authorities ordered thousands of residents in threatened areas to evacuate their homes as rivers were close to bursting their banks and as the rains were expected to continue this week.
Pakistan: Death toll from heavy flooding nears 1,000 27.08.2022
