International aid reaches flood-ravaged Pakistan

International aid for flood victims has started arriving in Pakistan (Naveed Ali/AP)

International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by “monster monsoons” that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer.

Cargo planes from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates began the international rush to assist the impoverished nation, landing on Sunday in Islamabad with tents, food and other daily necessities.