Pakistan Resumes Rescue Operations in Flood-Hit Areas
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By Sunday morning, the death toll from the rains across the mountainous north of Pakistan had risen to at least 337 people, with most killed in flash floods, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. In Buner, a three-and-a-half-hour drive from the capital Islamabad, 207 lives were lost and others are still missing.
Devastating flash floods in Pakistan have claimed at least 657 lives, including many children, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province being the hardest hit.
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Over 340 people were killed after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan in the span of two days
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.
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Pakistan flash floods: Over 320 dead in torrential downpours; heavy rain alert issued nationwide
Pakistan is reeling from devastating monsoon rains, with the death toll soaring to nearly 650 since June 26th. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the hardest-hit province, especially Buner district. Rescue efforts are hampered by landslides and damaged infrastructure,
Rescuers in north-west Pakistan have pulled 63 more bodies from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220, officials said.One witness who escaped the deluges in Buner described seeing floodwaters carrying hundreds of boulders and “tons of rocks” crashing down.