Floods kill 16 in northwest Pakistan

Local TV channels reported that heavy overnight rains lashed areas in Kohistan along the Karakuram Highway and washed away houses.

Dozens of people were swept away by flash floods and 16 bodies were recovered by locals.

Reports said people cannot have access to some flooded areas to recover bodies and to shift stranded people in flood-hit areas.

Locals said several people are still missing and if rescue teams were not sent immediately their lives could be in danger.

Kohistan was one of the worst affected regions in Pakistan by devastating floods in 2010,which had killed a large number of people and displaced millions across the country.

This year too,traditional monsoon torrential rains hit parts of southern Sindh and eastern Punjab province over the past few weeks.

UN aid agencies and local authorities say that nearly two million people have been affected in the two province.

Standing crops over 10,000 acres and more than 20 villages were affected by a medium flood as the level of water rose to 88,0000 cusecs in Kasoor district in Punjab,officials said.