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Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come
Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
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Sudden, heavy rain in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal kills more than 400 people
Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 400 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, with scores of people still missing.
Entire villages were swept away as torrential rain caused deadly flash floods and landslides in India-controlled Kashmir and northern Pakistan. Dramatic video shows the devastation in the neighboring countries as the death toll is expected to rise.
According to the Met Office, strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are continuously penetrating the country. Low Pressure System
Rescuers struggled to retrieve bodies from muddy debris on Saturday after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 344 people in the past 48
Around 200 people were killed in a single day amid flashfloods and cloudbursts in multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The death toll continued to climb on Saturday as rescuers pulled bodies from the debris and rain continued to lash the region.
A helicopter carrying relief goods for rain-hit areas crashed due to bad weather killing two pilots and three others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Friday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's MI-17 helicopter had taken off from Peshawar for Bajaur when contact was lost over Mohmand tribal district, according to initial reports.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, according to authorities.