Flood rescue efforts resume

Aftermath: A villager walking across a temporary bridge at the site of a flash flood in the Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. — AFP

Authorities have resu­med rescue and relief work in the country’s northwest where flash floods have killed over 300 people after heavy rain forced them to suspend operations for several hours, a government official said.

Heavy rains that started on Friday have claimed lives and spread destruction in several northern districts, with most people killed in flash floods, accor­ding to the National Disaster Mana­gement Authority.