Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in India
A massive cloudburst has triggered flash floods in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 157 people, as rescuers continued to search for people missing after floods in neighbouring India.
Mohammad Suhail, a provincial emergency services spokesperson, said 78 bodies were recovered from various parts of Buner district in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by noon on Friday, and a further 79 were pulled later from the rubble of collapsed homes and flooded villages.
“The death toll may rise as we are still looking for dozens of missing people,” Suhail said.
The latest fatalities bring to 556 the total number of rain-related deaths in Pakistan since 26 June, according to disaster management officials.
