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At least 337 killed in Pakistan floods, gov’t defends emergency response

Angry residents in Buner, Pakistan, have accused officials of failing to warn them to evacuate after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and landslides on Friday, August 15 [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]

Climate change-induced flash floods have killed at least 337 people in northwestern Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, while dozens remain missing after the area was hit by flash floods in recent days.

In the Kishtwar district, emergency teams continued rescue efforts on Sunday in the remote village of Chositi. At least 60 people were killed and some 150 were injured, about 50 of them critically.

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