At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours with severe monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-released cashmere.
Most deaths, 180, were recorded by disaster authorities in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan. At least 30 houses were destroyed and a rescue helicopter crashed during the operations and killed their five crew.
Nine other people were killed in Pakistan-released cashmere, while five in the Northern Gilgit-Baltistan died in the Northern region.
According to state forecastors, strong precipitation was expected in the northwest of the country until August 21, where several areas were declared for disaster zones.
In Buner, a surviving AFP said that the floods were like “Doomsday”.
“I heard a loud sound as if the mountain was slipping. I hurried outside and saw the entire area trembling as if it were the end of the world,” said Azizzah.
“The ground trembled because of the power of the water and it felt like death was starey in the face.”
The Prime Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gadapur, said that the M-17 helicopter had crashed due to bad weather while flying to Bajaur, a region that borders on Afghanistan.
In Bajaur there was a lot about an excavator who scored a mud-soaked hill, AFP photos. The burial prayers began in a paddock nearby, with people who mourn several bodies that were covered by ceilings.
In the part of Kashmir administered by Indians, the rescuers moved on Friday after a flood of corpses made of mud and debris fell through a Himalaya villageKill at least 60 people and wash away dozens.
Between June and September, monsoon rain delivered about three quarters of the annual rainfall in South Asia. Handshole and floods are widespread and 300 people died in this year.
In July, Punjab, in which almost half of the 255 million people were seen in Pakistan, recorded 73% more precipitation than in the previous year and more deaths than in the entire former monsoon.
Scientists say that climate change has made weather events more extreme and more frequently.
