Afghanistan, Aug. 20 -- At least 700 people have died in Pakistan's floods since July, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hardest hit, as authorities warn of continued heavy monsoon rains nationwide.
Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Tuesday, August 18, that at least 700 people have died in floods sweeping across the country since early July.
NDMA chief Inam Haider Malik said more than 25,000 people had been rescued from flood-affected regions, but many bodies are still being recovered in the northwest, and dozens remain missing.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has borne the brunt of the disaster, with remote mountainous districts such as Buner emerging as epicenters of devastation. Entire villages have been cut off ...