Pakistan, flash flood and monsoon rain
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Pakistan has issued a flood alert for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the northwest, where severe floods have killed hun
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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Al Jazeera on MSNPakistan floods and cloudbursts visualised in maps and satellite images
Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara based non-profit, ShelterBox, is stepping in to provide life-saving aid across the country of Pakistan after severe monsoonal flooding has caused widespread devastation. Pakistan's monsoon season typically last from ...
Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.
A deluge of rain triggered floods and landslides, sweeping people away and flooding and destroying homes, officials said.
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Al Jazeera on MSNPakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds
Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people, officials say. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Tuesday that engineers were working to fully restore the electricity system that was knocked out by flooding last week.
A provincial emergency service spokesperson says a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in northwestern Pakistan and has killed at least 157 people, including women and children.