Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan during heaviest rains in decades

Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit.
Government agencies and the army have set up aid and relief camps in flood hit regions, and were working to help relocate families and provide food and medicine.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday, aside from the fatalities, the flooding had damaged more than 46,200 houses.
The NDMA said, the past month was the wettest in three decades, with 133% more rain than the average for the past 30 years.
The disaster agency said, Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, received 305% more rain than the annual average.