With remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month.

Abnormally heavy monsoon rains causes flash floods in Pakistan, kills at least 549 people

A top Pakistani General and five other officers have died in a chopper crash. They were on a flood relief operation in Balochistan. Palki Sharma tells you how floods are wreaking havoc in Pakistan.

Gravitas: Top Pakistan General killed in chopper crash

Pakistan's army on Monday said that an aviation helicopter lost contact with the Air Traffic Control while it was on flood relief operations in Balochistan. The spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces tweeted that ''6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps.

Pakistan: Army's aviation helicopter goes missing with high-ranking officers on board