Heavy monsoon rains have triggered flooding in northern Pakistan, killing at least 22 people, officials said today.

THE death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.

The death toll from massive floods in Pakistan has risen to 1,100 people, officials said today.

Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains in Pakistan this week, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 28 people in the north west, officials said today.