Many people are still missing after the floods in northern and northwestern Pakistan. At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours, according to the national disaster agency. Of these, over 180 people have died in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Among the dead are five people who died when a rescue helicopter crashed in the province due to the bad weather.
Several people have also died in Gilgit-Baltistan and in the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir.
In Mansehra further north, the rescue service worked for hours to reach 1,300 stranded tourists who were cut off from the outside world due to the catastrophic monsoon rains.
Thought it was an earthquake
About 80 people are also missing after Thursday's downpour in the Indian-held part of Kashmir, including Hindu pilgrims who visited a shrine when the water levels suddenly rose. Mud and water masses swept through the village of Chositi in the Himalayas and killed at least 60 people.
The storm flood flooded the village, which is a common stop along a pilgrimage route in the area. A soup kitchen for pilgrims was swept away in the water masses, which also carried mud, debris, and large boulders that rolled down the mountain slopes.
A survivor describes how he heard a "big bang" when a wall of water reached the village.
We thought it was an earthquake, he says to Press Trust of India.
Climate change worsens
So far, around 60 people have been confirmed dead after the downpours in Indian Chositi. Another 50 seriously injured are being treated in hospital.
This is the second major deadly flood to hit India in just over a week. Last Tuesday, the village of Dharali in the state of Uttarakhand was buried in mud after heavy downpours, with around 70 dead as a result.
Floods and landslides often affect India and Pakistan during the monsoon season, which usually lasts between June and September. Climate change is believed to worsen the frequency, severity, and impact of the downpours.
