According to the Met Office, strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal are likely to penetrate the upper parts of the country from

More than 20 people have died on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last week, killing more

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

Buner, Pakistan — Pakistan issued a flood alert Wednesday for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the country's northwest, where severe floods killed hundreds over the past week.

A deluge of rain triggered floods and landslides, sweeping people away and flooding and destroying homes, officials said.

According to the National Disaster Agency, the intensity of this year's monsoon is about 50% to 60% higher than last year.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's MI-17 helicopter had taken off from Peshawar for Bajaur when contact was lost over Mohmand tribal district, according to initial reports.

REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY BAYSHONAI KALAY, Pakistan (Reuters) -Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud he thought the "end of the world had come".