A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least three people in northern Pakistan.
Rescue operations continued searching for 15 missing people.
More than eight vehicles were swept away on Monday when heavy rains triggered a landslide on a highway. Three dead bodies have been recovered.
Flash floods, collapsed buildings and electrocutions have killed 221 people since the monsoon season arrived in the country in late June, with heavier rains than usual.
Several of the victims were tourists from other parts of Pakistan visiting the popular tourist destination of Gilgit-Baltistan, a province in Pakistan-administered Kashmir renowned for its lush valleys and crystal-clear lakes.
At least 10 vehicles were buried under the debris. Rescuers also evacuated four injured people, one of whom is in a critical condition.
Floods have damaged 50 houses, four bridges, a hotel, and a school, as well as blocked major highways and damaged communication signals.
The death toll includes “104 children and 40 women”, with more than 500 people injured, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said Tuesday.
The national meteorological service warns that the risk of heavy rain and possibly flash floods remains high in the country’s northern and eastern provinces.
In mid-June, at least 65 people were killed and nearly 300 injured within 24 hours when monsoon rains hit Punjab province, which borders India.
The country is still struggling to recover from the devastating floods of 2022, which affected almost a third of the country and more than 33 million people.
About 1,700 people were killed, and much of the harvest lost.
