Death toll rises to 55 after two weeks of monsoon rain in Pakistan

A rescue worker helps a driver pushing his motorcycle rickshaw through a flooded road caused by heavy monsoon rainfall in Lahore (KM Chaudary/AP)

The death toll from two weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan has risen to 55, authorities said.

Eight children were among the 12 people confirmed dead on Thursday amid fears of flash floods with the eastern city of Lahore seeing a record-breaking downpour the previous day, flooding many streets and disrupting normal life.