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Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west ...

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 ...
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Why have cloudbursts killed hundreds in Pakistan and India this monsoon season?

So far, this monsoon season has seen four major cloudbursts, including in India's Uttarakhand, India and Pakistan's Buner.

Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’

Across Pakistan, monsoon rains that began in late June have been heavier than usual, killing at least 645 people. Four ...

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in parts of India and Pakistan. Here’s what they are

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short ...

Flash floods kill almost 200 in Pakistan, Kashmir

Heavy monsoon floods have killed at least 194 people in the last 24 hours in flash floods and landslides in Pakistan and ...

Cloudbursts: what are the 'rain bombs' hitting India and Pakistan?

The sudden and intense weather event is almost impossible to forecast and often leads to deadly flash-flooding and landslides ...

Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee

Officials say flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of ...

More than 200 missing in flood-hit district in Pakistan, official says

More than 200 people remain missing in one district of north-west Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon flooding and ...