Hundreds die in Pakistan
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Residents in a hilltop village in northwest Pakistan described how raging waters and rocks had swept through their homes after a cloudburst, as authorities said on Tuesday (Aug 19) the toll from floods in the region over the past five days had risen to 365.
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Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.
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Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death toll there to at least 20,
A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.View on euronews
Across Pakistan, monsoon rains that began in late June have been heavier than usual, killing at least 645 people. Four hundred of those deaths were in the northwest alone, where narrow valleys and river-carved gorges funnel rainwater into sudden torrents.
About 360 people have died in just four days across Pakistan as the nation continues to face devastating monsoon flooding, officials said.