In Pakistan ,at least 80 people killed in a in rain-related incidents in the southern Sindh province today . The level of the Indus and other rivers rose in theNorthern Areas following fresh rains. Sixty-three people killed and dozens more were missing following flash floods andlandslides in Skardu district.Several injured persons were airlifted to hospital by army helicopters.DIG police Wazir Muhammad Ali said that Soldiers have been called in to help police and rescue workers but the inclement weather is hampering efforts torecover bodies. The floods destroyed a key bridge and traffic between Skardu and the rest of the country was suspended . Fourteen people have been killed when gushing waters swept away a truck with 70 people trying to escape the floods in Talash Khwar area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Two persons were swept away by flood waters in Chitral district while four persons died when their mud-brick housecaved in during torrential rains in Darra Adam Khel region of the same province. The Indus river is in spate in Sindh, with flows of 1,080,000 cusecs and 980,000 cusecs recorded at the GudduBarrage and Sukkur Barrage, respectively. The Meteorological Department declared all areas on the banks of the Indus in Sindh dangerous. Soldiers are deployed with heavy machinery to repair a bund near Kashmore that was damaged by the gushing torrents of water. Authorities in four districts of Sindh were on high alert and over a million people have already been evacuated in the province. In Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the level of the Neelum and Jhelum rivers rose after heavy rains over the past twodays and authorities issued a flood warning to people living along the banks of both rivers. National Disaster Management Authority chief Nadeem Ahmed has said 12 million people have been affected by the floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces and other officials said at least two million more were affected inSindh. The total figure is much higher than the UN's earlier estimate of 4.5 million. Nearly 1,700 people have died in rain-related incidents and floods across the country so far. The bad weather in the northwest affected helicopter flights ferrying relief materials to Swat and Shangladistricts. Aid workers reported food shortages in many flood-hitareas . In Punjab's Rajanpur districts, flood waters threatened Rojhan town after devastating Jampur. With people having abandoned their homes in Jampur, there were reports of gangs looting shops and houses. Supplies from the Pakistan State Oil depot in Punjab to other parts of the country is halted because of the floods. Foreign countries and the UN have pledged millions of dollars to help reconstruction efforts and Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appealed for international aid during a televised address to the nation after visiting flooded areas.