Meanwhile, sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 400 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, with scores of people still missing.
In northwestern Pakistan, at least 321 people were killed in the space of 48 hours, local authorities reported Saturday, with more than ten villages in the Buner region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province devastated by flash flooding.
Over 120 bodies have been recovered from this area alone so far. Separately, five crew members were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a helicopter crashed during relief efforts.
In India-administered Kashmir, at least 60 people died and more than 200 were missing in the town of Chashoti on Friday, a popular pilgrimage destination for Hindu tourists. At least 41 people died in Nepal, with another 121 left injured, Reuters reported, citing the country’s disaster management authority.