Pakistan's south braces for deluge from swollen northern rivers; toll tops 1,000

Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 28, 2022

Pakistan's flooded southern Sindh province braced Sunday for a fresh deluge from swollen rivers in the north as the death toll from this year's monsoon topped 1,000. The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst their banks following record rains and glacier melt. Officials war