The death of heavy monsoon rains they are activated Flash floods According to ramparts agencies, in North -Noord -Pakistan has risen to at least 320 people in the last 48 hours.
The majority of the dead was recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
First-responders have tried to restore bodies in the worst struck villages of Pir Baba and Malik Pura, where most people died on Friday, according to Kashif Qayyum, a deputy commissioner in Bunar.
Mohammad Khan, a resident of Pir Baba, said that people had no time to escape.
“We don’t know where the flood water came, but it came so fast that many could not leave their houses,” he said.
Nine more people were killed in Pakistan-Toegestane Kashmir, while five died in the North Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Most were killed in flooding and collapsing houses, while 21 others were injured.
The meteorological department has issued a heavy rainfall for the northwest of Pakistan and has encouraged people to take “precautions”.
In the meantime, the provincial rescue agency said that around 2,000 rescue workers were busy repairing bodies of the rubble and performing aid operations in nine affected districts.
“Heavy rainfall, landslides in various areas and washed roads cause significant challenges in providing help, in particular in the transport of heavy machines and ambulances,” said Bilal Ahmed Faizi, spokesperson for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rescue agency.
“Due to the road closures in most areas, rescue employees travel on foot to carry out activities in remote regions,” he added.
“They try to evacuate survivors, but very few people move because of the death of their family members or loved ones who are stuck in the rubble.”
Such cloud bursts are increasingly common in the Himalayas regions of India and the northern areas of Pakistan, and experts have said that climate change is a contributing factor.
Pakistani officers said that rescuers have evacuated since Thursday more than 3,500 tourists who are stuck in flood areas throughout the country.
Many tourists have ignored government warnings that encouraged people to avoid flood areas in the northern and northwestern regions, for fear of more landslides and floods.
In 2022, Pakistan witnessed the worst monsoon season in which more than 1,700 people died and an estimated $ 61 billion caused damage.
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