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Pakistan floods kill 220 as rescuers pull more bodies from landslides in northwest district
Over 280 deaths reported from flash floods and landslides in mountainous regions of India and Pakistan as climate change intensifies monsoon rainfall, officials said.
- Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220.
- Pakistan has received above-normal rains, which experts link to climate change, leading to floods and mudslides that have killed about 541 people since June 2.
- Rescuers said as water started to recede, they saw large swathes of the village destroyed, wrecked homes and giant rocks filling the streets.
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At least 321 people died in the last 48 hours, after rain in Pakistan led to devastating floods, reports The Guardian. The strong futures and landslides have destroyed in particular the mountain province of northern Pakistan, which...
More than 320 dead in Pakistan after monsoon floods and landslides
More than 320 people have died in northern Pakistan following two days of severe monsoon rainfall that triggered landslides and flash flooding. The deaths have been concentrated in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where emergency officials say search and rescue teams are working in nine affected districts. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority said around 2,000 rescuers are currently deployed. Crews are retrieving bodies from …
Flash Floods Ravage Northern India and Pakistan, Over 280 Dead - teleSUR English
Torrential rains in northern India and Pakistan have killed more than 280 people, left dozens missing, and displaced thousands, as authorities continue large-scale rescue operations in the Himalayan and northwestern regions. RELATED: Cape Verde Declares Disaster After Deadly Floods Kill Nine in São Vicente Intense cloudbursts on Thursday and Friday struck Indian-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan’s northern and northwestern provinces, triggering su…
Over the past two days, the most deadly rains have taken place in several districts of the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Relief efforts are being made to find the bodies still buried under the rubble.
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