Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 128 people in Pakistan and 108 people in India - with more rain due in the coming days.

Troops have been called in to evacuate towns and villages across Pakistan and in Indian-controlled areas of Kashmir.

Annual monsoon rains have hit the region hard, with many people to wade through rushing water to reach safety.

Authorities in the region have claimed this is some of the worst flooding seen there in decades.

Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the Pakistani National Disaster Management Agency, told the AP that at least 69 people have died in the Punjab province since Thursday. Further to that another 48 have died in Pakistan controlled Kashmir and another 11 in the northern Gilgit Balistan province.