Floods kill more than 1,100 in Pakistan

Nearly half a million desperate people have sought shelter in camps after torrential floods destroyed their homes in Pakistan.

The country's climate minister warned that Pakistan is on the 'front line' of the world's climate crisis after unprecedented monsoon rains wracked the country since mid-June, killing more than 1,136 people, per Daily Mail.

The rains stopped more than two days ago and floods in some areas were receding.

But Pakistanis in many parts of the country were still wading through waters that filled their homes or covered their town's streets as they struggled with how to deal with the damage to homes and businesses.

A monumental relief effort is being undertaken to tackle distress calls, with millions of acres of farmland also at risk.

The Indus River is on the verge of breaking its banks which could overwhelm a third of the country with flooding - an area roughly the size of Britain.

The south Asian country's annual monsoon is an essential part of its weather cycle, the Times reports, as it irrigates crops and replenishes lakes after the summer heat.

But in extreme cases, it can cause destruction and this year's monsoon has been added by the flow from melted glaciers. Pakistan's international appeal for aid on Aug. 28 was answered first by Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, who airlifted supplies.

In one of the worst single incidents of the flooding, at least 11 people were killed on Monday when a boat that volunteer rescuers were using to evacuate two dozen people capsized in the flood-swollen waters of the Indus River near the southern city of Bilawal Pur.

An unknown number was still missing from the capsizing.

Climate minister Sherry Rehman and meteorologists told the Associated Press (AP) that new monsoons were expected in September.