Pakistan, flash flood
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Anguished Pakistanis are searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll has reached 277.
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Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.
Relentless rains across northern Pakistan have triggered deadly flooding and landslides, but footage of thick mud crashing onto buildings does not show the recent situation in the South Asian nation.
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and expressed his closeness for the victims of severe flooding that hit Pakistan, India and Nepal. The Pope shared his prayers “for the victims and their families, and for all those who are suffering as a result of this calamity,” Vatican News reported on Aug. 18.
Pakistani officials say they are expanding rescue and relief operations after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single northwest district and destroyed homes, roads, and businesses.