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More than 200 people remain missing in one district of north-west Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon flooding and landslides, an official has said. <\/p>\n
Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days, with most of the deaths recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.<\/p>\n
A local official in the worst-affected Buner district told the BBC that at least 209 people were still missing there, but it is feared that number could rise. <\/p>\n
Rescue teams have buried eight unidentified bodies as there were no family members found alive to claim them, said Jehangir Khan, spokesman for the deputy commissioner office of Buner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Some relatives are also unable to claim their relatives bodies’ as roads are severely damaged, he added.<\/p>\n
A provincial rescue spokesman told news agency AFP that “10 to 12 entire villages” were partially buried.<\/p>\n
Asfandyar Khattak, head of the provincial disaster management authority, said “dozens” of people were missing in Shangla district.<\/p>\n
Monsoon rains between June and September deliver about three-quarters of South Asia’s annual rainfall. <\/p>\n
While landslides and flash floods are common as a result, scientists say that climate change is making these weather events more intense and more frequent.<\/p>\n