Tag: northern Pakistan
Death toll from northern Pakistan monsoon floods rises to almost 400
Rescuers and residents resumed searching on Tuesday for survivors as the death toll from five days of torrential…
Pakistan floods and cloudbursts visualised in maps and satellite images
More than 100 people remain missing in northern Pakistan after flash floods have killed at least 360 across…
Survivors claw through rubble after deadly Pakistan cloudburst
In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through…
Rain halts rescue operation after Pakistan floods kill hundreds
Rain on Monday halted search and rescue operations in northern Pakistan after flash floods that have killed nearly…
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering despite recent deaths of climbers
Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions on mountaineering expeditions, an official said Sunday, despite a spate of…
Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has issued no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north, an…
Hopes for survivors wane as landslides, flooding bury Pakistan villages
Thousands of Pakistani rescuers battled rain and knee-deep mud Sunday, digging homes out from under massive boulders in…
Body of Chinese climber killed during K2 summit descent retrieved by rescue team
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue team from Pakistan and Nepal has retrieved the body of a Chinese…
Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320
Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern…
Deadly monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing nearly 170
Heavy monsoon rains have triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, leaving at least 169 people dead…
Chinese climber dies after summiting world’s second-highest peak, K2
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) — A Chinese mountaineer has died after being hit by falling rocks while descending from…
Rescuers call off search for 11 people presumed dead in Pakistan floods
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in northern Pakistan on Monday called off a two-week search for at least…