Pakistan monsoon rains, floods leave over 900 dead, int'l community urged for prompt assistance

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Pakistan monsoon rains, floods leave over 900 dead, int'l community urged for prompt assistance

STORY: Pakistan monsoon rains, floods leave over 900 dead, int'l community urged for prompt assistance DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the floods 2. houses were damaged 3. hospital 4. houses were damaged 5. the floods STORYLINE: As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. More than 70 people died and over 82,000 houses were damaged over the past 24 hours in various rain-related incidents in parts of the country, according to the NDMA statistics. As the country struggles to cope with the aftermath of torrential rains that triggered massive floods, Pakistan urged the international community to help with relief efforts. The southern Sindh province remained one of the worst-hit regions, where 293 people died in different rain-rel

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