Floods death toll reaches 800, many more missing

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said today as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims.

The flooding caused by record-breaking rainfalls has caused massive destruction in the past week, especially in the north-west province of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, where officials said it was the worst deluge since 1929.