Pakistan Monsoon Flooding Death Toll Tops 1,000

A bridge was washed away and the road destroyed in Swat by record monsoon rains in Pakistan (Photo: AFP/Abdul MAJEED)

The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country, AFP reported.