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August 10, 2010 -- Updated 1139 GMT (1939 HKT) ( CNN)
Debrief with reporter on Pakistan floods
NEW: Some 14 million have been affected by the rain and floods
NEW: The death toll stands at 1,245, Pakistani authorities say
NEW: 1,334 people have been injured
As many as 7 million people need food immediately
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Some 14 million people have been affected by the torrential rains and flooding that have left more than a thousand dead in Pakistan, a spokesman for the national disaster authority told CNN Tuesday.
While 1,245 people have been confirmed killed, officials believe the number of dead may reach 1,500, said spokesman Ahmed Kamal.
He said 1,334 people have been injured and 337,282 people have been rescued so far. More than 302,000 houses have been damaged, Kamal said, but that number may more than double by the time the disaster is over.
Pakistan's Meteorological Department said more heavy rains were in store in the next few days, threatening to deepen the worst natural disaster the nation has experienced in recent history. The monsoon season is still only halfway over.
The flooding, which started in the northwest, threatened places as far south as the port city of Karachi.
Nineteen people died across the country between Sunday and Monday nights, Kamal said.
The weather in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa did improve slightly Tuesday, which allowed some 23 helicopters to take off for relief and rescue operations, according to a military spokesperson who did not want to be named.
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Of those affected by the flooding, between 6 million and 7 million are in immediate need of food and other items, said Maurizio Giuliano, information officer for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
"While not all may be in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, and the severity of their needs has not yet been fully assessed, this is a higher figure than those who were affected by the 2005 South Asia tsunami (3 million), the 2005 South Asia earthquake (3 million), or the 2010 Haiti earthquake (3 million)," he said in a statement.
Though the number of fatalities was not comparable with either the tsunami or the earthquake, both of which had death tolls that exceeded 200,000, Pakistan's flooding "is a major disaster of enormous magnitude," said U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes.
Heavy downpours worsened conditions in Pakistan over the weekend as aid agencies increased relief efforts to help the victims. Districts in the southern province of Sindh were on high alert as more rain swelled already-bloated rivers and inundated drenched earth as the waters flowed toward the sea.
At least 1.4 million acres of farmland were destroyed in the province, where people rely heavily on agriculture for food.
Many Pakistanis are not happy with the government's response to the floods, saying it has been slow and ineffective.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned home Monday from an overseas trip, facing growing criticism of his actions following the massive flooding. He had been in England for talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron during the worst of the crisis.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said a true assessment of the loss of life and infrastructure can be determined only after the water recedes. He appealed to the international community and to Pakistanis living abroad to help.
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Aid agencies scrambled to help those in need.
"The assistance that we have so far provided has alleviated suffering, but relief operations need to be massively scaled up," said Martin Mogwanja, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan.
U.S. emergency relief teams continued to arrive in Peshawar to help, the U.S. State Department said.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has committed $35 million in aid to international organizations and nongovernmental organizations, it said. The United States has provided more than 435,000 meals.
"The size of this disaster requires a concerted international effort to support the Pakistani response plan and the following recovery effort," said a statement from National Security Advisor General James Jones. "The United States stands with the Pakistani authorities as they face the difficult challenges this natural disaster poses and will continue to work with the international community to increase assistance."
