Flash floods in India, Pakistan kill more than 250 people

Climate change has worsened the effects of annual monsoon rains and cloudbursts, experts have said. - Photo: Rescue 1122 Emergency Department/AP Photo/picture alliance

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 250 people in Pakistan and India, and led to severe devastation across the South Asian region.

At least 194 people have died and 23 injured in the past 24 hours, according to the latest details by Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority.