Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan
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At least 243 people died over the span of 24 hours in India and Pakistan as torrential downpours caused widespread flash flooding and landslides, according to the Associated Press. "The death toll may rise, as we are still looking for dozens of missing people," an official told the AP.
More than 3 million people were told to remain on alert for flash floods as torrential rainfall moved through.
One month after the Texas floods, some survivors are pleading for help they say still hasn’t arrived. Others are emerging from the nightmare with the support of a community rallying to clean up the devastation on their own.
To answer the second part of the question, judging by the records we have, floods are more common today, but the reasons for that are two-fold. On the one hand, you have the typical meteorology answer: As we're getting into a warmer climate, the raindrops are bigger, it's more humid and it's, therefore, a little easier to flood.
Pakistan: Flash floods primarily affect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with rescue operations hampered by landslides and damaged infrastructure.
India welcomed the Trump–Putin summit in Alaska as a step toward ending the Ukraine war, even as the talks concluded without a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Northern Pakistan has been devastated by flash floods that killed at least 344 people in 48 hours,
Türkiye on Saturday extended condolences to Pakistan over the loss of hundreds of lives in Pakistan due to floods. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to floods in Pakistan," said a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement. "We wish Allah's mercy upon those who lost their lives and extend our condolences to the people of Pakistan," it added.
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