Pakistan Floods Kill at Least 430, Over 1 Million Affected

Flooding in the northwest of Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan has caused at least 430 deaths.
Pakistan Floods Kill at Least 430, Over 1 Million Affected
Pakistani residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad on July 30. (Sajjad Qayyum/AFP/Getty Images)
7/31/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

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Pakistani residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad on July 30. (Sajjad Qayyum/AFP/Getty Images)

Flooding in the northwest of Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan has caused at least 430 deaths, and more than a million people have been affected.

Heavy monsoon rains have wrecked havoc over the last three days causing river banks to burst landslides. Buildings have collapsed and roads and bridges are severely damaged as entire villages have been inundated with flood waters.

Thousands of people were forced to flee the floods, which are claimed by officials to be the worst the region has experienced since 1929, according to Aljazeera News.

In some parts of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, people are deprived of drinking water and electricity.

Even far away from the worst affected areas, the transport and communication links have also been seriously damaged.

More bad weather and rain is in the forecast.