Pakistani villagers scared to go back to deluged homes after floods kill over 340

Nasir Khan, 81, sits amid the remains of damaged houses following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding, in Bayshonai Kalay, Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

BUNER, Pakistan (Reuters) -Residents of a northwestern Pakistani district where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people said on Monday they were too scared to go back to their deluged homes as authorities warned of more rains to come.

"Everybody is scared. Children are scared. They cannot sleep," said Sahil Khan, a 24-year-old university student.