Soldiers help the people affected by floods in the Badin district of Pakistan, August 15, 2011.
Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in Pakistan, forcing at least 60,000 people from their homes in the southern Sindh Province.
Reports say the floods have hit six districts in Sindh Province, destroying crops and inundating several villages.
Over 700,000 people have reportedly been affected by the floods.
There are unconfirmed reports that 30 people have been killed over the past week with the meteorological office forecasting more rain in the coming days.
According to a Press TV correspondent, more lives are at risk from waterborne diseases in the flood-hit region.
Sindh province was one of the worst-hit areas in the devastating floods of 2010 which affected 21 million people.
Last year, more than 1,750 people were also killed by the weeks-long floods, which engulfed an area the size of England. Tens of thousands of people are still living in emergency camps after last year's disaster.
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