Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- More than 200 people lost their lives and several remained missing as flash floods wreaked havoc across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

Since late June, monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across the country - especially KP and northern regions - by triggering deadly floods, landslides and displacement, particularly in vulnerable, poorly drained, or densely populated areas.

The province-wide deaths included 172 men, 14 women and 12 children, with Buner witnessing the highest number of deaths, 91, according to the PDMA. The data added that 45 homes, three schools and eight other structures were destroyed amid the deluge, with 26 homes being destroyed in Swa...