Pakistani troops, spearheading relief efforts in the worst floods in 80 years, evacuated several thousand people in two provinces overnight.
Pakistanis desperate to get out of flooded villages threw themselves at helicopters on Saturday as heavy rain was expected to intensify suffering.
Districts in Pakistan’s Sindh province were on high alert on Saturday for floods which have devastated other parts of the country.
The UN rushed a top envoy to Pakistan on Thursday to address the urgent plight of 3,2-million people hit by the worst floods in generations.
Desperate survivors crushed into relief centres on Wednesday after Pakistan’s worst floods in living memory.
Where authorities have been left overwhelmed by the worst flooding in decades, Islamist groups linked with terrorists have stepped in.
The worst floods in memory in Pakistan have affected more than three million people so far and the death toll has climbed over 1 400.
Fears were growing on Monday for up to 2,5-million people affected by Pakistan’s worst floods in 80 years amid outbreaks of disease.
Survivors crammed into inadequate shelters expressed anger over inaction from the Pakistani government on Monday.
Floods caused by a week of heavy rain have killed more than 1 000 people in Pakistan’s north-west.
With roads and bridges washed away, rescuers were on Sunday struggling to reach people in Pakistan trapped by the worst floods in living memory.
Rescue workers and troops in Pakistan were on Saturday struggling to reach thousands of people affected by the worst floods in living memory.