Monsoon floods in Pakistan kill dozens

Lahore: Officials in Pakistan say floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have destroyed thousands of homes and caused at least 27 deaths.

Punjab relief commissioner Mohammed Sajjad on Tuesday said that 82,000 people have been displaced in the eastern province.

He says more than 3,200 homes have been destroyed and vast areas of agricultural land have been inundated.
Officials report five people have died in Punjab and 22 more in Pakistan's northwest since Monday.

Dawn News TV reports that the impact of the floods is greater than official reports suggest and that hundreds of thousands were displaced.

Pakistan's annual monsoon rains are heavier than usual. Each year flooding claims scores of lives.