Pakistan Flood Toll Rises To 240

Another 200 people, mainly in Balochistan, are missing, they add. The storm and floods have affected two million people in 15 districts of Balochistan province. Heavy monsoon rain and winds have also lashed five Indian states with at least 40 flood-related deaths in Maharashtra, officials say. In neighbouring Gujarat state, at least 14 people were killed in flooding. Heavy rains also hit parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states. Storms have affected large parts of South Asia over the past week, with at least 140 people killed week elsewhere in India. And in flooded parts of Afghanistan, more than 80 people have died in recent days, while several dozen others were killed in Pakistan's tribal areas along the border.