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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220, officials said Saturday.
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.
The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.
A provincial emergency service spokesperson says a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in northwestern Pakistan and has killed at least 157 people, including women and children.
Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220. Mohammad
Flash floods and heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, have killed 307 people, with Buner district recording the highest fatalities. Authorities warn of more missing residents as relief efforts continue.
The recent monsoon season in Pakistan has triggered catastrophic floods, resulting in over 325 deaths. Rescue efforts faced setbacks, including a helicopter crash that killed five. , Asia, Times Now
A massive mudslide early Monday killed seven volunteers as they repaired a drainage channel damaged by flash floods in northern Pakistan, officials said, leaving three others injured. Rescuers recovered the bodies after the mudslide hit the town of Danyor in Gilgit-Baltistan at dawn and transported the injured to a hospital,