Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan
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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.
Rescuers are searching for over 150 people in northwestern Pakistan reported missing after floods caused by heavy rainfall
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and India and led to severe devastation across the South Asian region. At least 307 people have died and 23 have been injured in Pakistan, according to the latest details from the nation’s National Disaster Management Authority.
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.
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Rescuers in northern Pakistan are helping survivors of flash floods in the country. Torrential downpours caused the sudden floods which have devastated the region. Search operations are ongoing and food and supplies are being sent to the affected areas.