Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding that has ravaged Pakistan for more than two weeks is up to 1,463, the country's Disaster Authority said Monday.
More than 895,200 houses have been damaged, and more than 2,000 people have been injured, the agency said.
One-fifth of the country is under water. Roughly 900,000 are homeless as a result of the catastrophe.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that while he has visited sites of natural disasters around the world, he has never seen anything like the devastation created by flooding in Pakistan. He said the disaster is worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2005 Pakistani earthquake combined.
"Thousands of towns and villages have simply been washed away," Ban said, speaking alongside Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. "Roads, buildings, bridges, crops -- millions of livelihoods have been lost. People are marooned on tiny islands with the floodwaters all around them. They are drinking dirty water. They are living in the mud and ruins of their lives. Many have lost family and friends. Many more are afraid their children and loved ones will not survive in these conditions". CNN
