Pakistan devastated by floods

HEAVY rains caused a large dam to burst in a remote area of Pakistan, releasing a torrent of water that killed at least 54 people and left at least 400 others missing.

Most of the dead were recovered by coast guard patrols sweeping the coast with fishing nets, Cabinet minister Sher Jan Baluch said.

More than 1,200 villagers already have been rescued.

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