Floods in Northern Pakistan Kill 600
The death toll from torrential monsoon rains in northern Pakistan hit 600 Saturday as floodwaters rushed through fertile plains, destroying crops.
Officials said the death toll since late Tuesday includes 300 in mountainous Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, worst hit by massive landslides.
Government officials said waters of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers could enter the Punjab province town of Multan today in the worst flood to hit the district in more than 70 years.
The officials said they were trying to reduce the impact of the flood by breaching safety embankments farther north to divert waters to areas from which residents have already been evacuated.
Multan, with a population of more than 1 million, is known as the city of saints for its many tombs of Muslim holy men.
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