Pakistan and Afghanistan monsoon floods kill dozens

Monsoon rain has caused floods in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have killed at least 80 people.

The bad weather has destroyed many homes and wiped out farmland. The Pakistani city of Karachi was especially hard hit. Floods washed away roads and knocked out power to large parts of the city.

Soldiers have come in to help clear debris and bring in hot meals.

Officials said 34 died in the Sarobi district alone, around 65km east of the Afghan capital Kabul.

Fierce monsoon rains are an annual event in South Asia, but the last three years have been particularly disastrous.

Floods in 2010 killed at least 1,800 people and forced millions from their homes.

Source: Agencies / THE TIMES OF EARTH