At least 80 dead in dam burst disaster

Rescue workers have recovered at least 80 bodies from surging waters in a remote south-west province of Pakistan, where heavy rains caused a large dam to burst, sending torrents of water through the streets and sweeping hundreds of people into the Arabian sea.

“Coastguards have so far pulled out 80 bodies from the floodwaters with fishing nets, while 400 are still missing,” said Sher Jan Baluch, a provincial minister in Baluchistan province.