Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.

A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to at least 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed houses.

Gul Rasheed, 60, inspects a damaged car following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding, in Bayshonai Kalay, Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.

Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, as scores of people remain missing.

India are all set to face Pakistan on September 14, 2025. India faced Pakistan earlier this year in the Champions Trophy and defeated them by six wickets. Pakistan were eliminated from the first round

Hundreds of climbers try to scale mountains in northern Pakistan every year. Accidents are common because of avalanches and sudden weather changes.

Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has divulged his plan for the country’s underexploited minerals that could change its fortunes. In a recent conversation, he reportedly spoke of the nation’s ‘rare earth treasure’ that will make Pakistan one of the ‘most prosperous societies’.