Flash Floods Triggered by Heavy Rains Kill at Least 49 in Pakistan
Rescue efforts at the site of flash flooding in Salarzai, Bajaur district, Pakistan, on Aug. 15.
Photographer: Anwarullah Khan/AP PhotoPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides.
More than 360 people, mostly women and children, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since June 26. Most of the latest deaths were reported in northern and northwestern Pakistan, according to local officials.