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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 200 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, as scores of people remain missing.
In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through the concrete remains of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani village following a cloudburst.
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Pakistan Rain Havoc: Massive flash floods amid heavy rain kill over 340 people, hundreds missing in…
At least 340 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Pakistan. Reports suggest that the mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been the most affected.
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.