Pakistan's floods misery deepens

ISLAMABAD－At least 54 people have been killed and six others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in just 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority said, as the death toll from the country's record-breaking floods climbed higher above 1,400.

According to a report released by the authority on Tuesday evening, 18 children and 10 women were among those who lost their lives in separate flood-related incidents.

Sindh Province in the south was the worst-hit region with 44 killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan Province, which reported eight deaths with six others injured, the report said.