Residents in southern Pakistan use sandbags to shield their homes from surging floodwaters.

The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan has reached 1,061, according to the latest figures released by the country's disaster management authority, even as Islamabad continues to seek international aid.

Officials say this year's monsoon flooding has affected more than 33 million people.

After the death toll from flooding in Afghanistan hit 192 this month, the Taliban administration appealed for help from the international community.

Pakistan has urged the international community to help with relief efforts.

The UK is facing a serious risk of flash flooding and thunderstorms, a day after the country was hammered by heavy rain and storms

Flash floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused countrywide destruction, claimed hundreds of lives, and left thousands homeless.

Flash floods kill at least five people and injure more than 9 in Imamzadeh Davood in Kan District in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Flash floods kill at least 22 people in the southern Iranian province of Fars.

At least 106 people have died and 10 are still missing in Brazil, the government said on Tuesday, as heavy rains tore through urban towns in the northeastern part of the country for a sixth consecutive day.