Heavy rain kills at least 50 in Pakistan

Peshawar, Pakistan: Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people in the last 24 hour...

Peshawar, Pakistan: Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday.

The majority of the deaths, 43, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the province's Disaster Management Authority.

Seven more people were killed in Kashmir, regional disaster management authorities said.

A cloudburst washed away several houses in northwestern Bajaur district, killing 18 people and stranding several others, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's disaster authority told AFP.

The meteorological department has also issued a heavy rain alert for the northwest, urging people to avoid "unnecessary exposure to vulnerable areas".