No fewer than 300 people have been killed in Pakistan due to floods triggered by heavy rains.
The National Disaster Management Authority confirmed the death toll Saturday morning, noting that figures could rise.
The agency said the majority of the deaths were recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Most were killed in flash floods and collapsing houses, while 21 others were injured.
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Scores of people remain missing.
It is one of the deadliest spells of the monsoon season in the Asian country—a period of intense rainfall caused by a seasonal shift in wind patterns.
Landslides and flash floods are common during the season, which usually begins in June and eases by the end of September.
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But experts said the intensity and frequency of these events are increasing due to climate change.
The country’s meteorological department issued a heavy rain alert for the north-west region for the next few hours, urging people to take “precautionary measures”.
Parts of neighbouring India and Nepal have also been hit hard by heavy rains, flooding and other rain-related incidents over the past week.
Ishaq Dar, deputy prime minister and foreign minister, said civilian and military teams are carrying out rescue and relief operations.
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Dar condoled with the families of victims killed in the flood and empathised with the injured.
