Pakistan, Karachi and flash flood
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Pakistan has issued a flood alert for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the northwest, where severe floods have killed hun
So far, this monsoon season has seen four major cloudbursts, including in India's Uttarakhand, India and Pakistan's Buner.
Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people.
At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region, with five still missing and no let-up in rain forecast.
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.