Pakistan flash floods have killed over 300 people, with Buner district worst hit after a rare cloudburst. Heavy monsoon rains forced rescue efforts to pause but relief operations have now resumed as authorities rush food,

Rescuers 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.

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.

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, triggering flash flooding and wiping out entire villages. | ITV National News