Search continues for 150 people missing in Pakistan after devastating floods

Vehicles and motorcyclists drive through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Peshawar, Pakistan (Muhammad Sajjad/AP)
Vehicles and motorcyclists drive through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Peshawar, Pakistan (Muhammad Sajjad/AP)
Mon, 18 Aug, 2025 - 13:28
Riaz Khan, Associated Press

Anguished Pakistanis were searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277.

One official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built their homes elsewhere.

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