Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after 'overwhelming' floods

Men walk with their belongings along flood waters following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Charsadda, Pakistan August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan needs financial help to deal with "overwhelming" floods, its foreign minister said on Sunday, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would take the economic fallout into account.

Unusually heavy monsoon rains have caused devastating floods in both the north and south of the country, affecting more than 30 million people and killing more than 1,000.