Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to over 320 in past 48 hours: Authorities

Peshawar, Pakistan: The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern pakistan has risen to at least 321 people...

Peshawar, Pakistan: The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern pakistan has risen to at least 321 people in the last 48 hours, disaster agencies said Saturday.

The majority of deaths, 307, were reported in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.

Most were killed in flash floods and collapsing houses, while 21 others were injured.

The meteorological department has issued a heavy rain alert for pakistan's northwest for the next few hours, urging people to take "precautionary measures".