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The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 307 people confirmed dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the deaths were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. At least 74 homes have been damaged, while a rescue helicopter crashed during operations, killing its five crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nine were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while another five died in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Government forecasters said heavy rainfall was expected until 21 August in the north-west of the country, where several areas have been declared disaster zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Buner, one survivor told news agency AFP the floods arrived like “doomsday”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I heard a loud noise as if the mountain was sliding. I rushed outside and saw the entire area shaking, like it was the end of the world,” said Azizullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The ground was trembling due to the force of the water, and it felt like death was staring me in the face.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gadapur, said that the M-17 helicopter crashed due to bad weather while flying to Bajaur, a region bordering Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Bajaur, a crowd amassed around an excavator trawling a mud-soaked hill, AFP photos showed. Funeral prayers began in a paddock nearby, with people grieving in front of several bodies covered by blankets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has declared a day of mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n