Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country’s north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people.

Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’ - More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless

Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

Electricity and roads restored following floods that killed 300 - Pakistan has restored electric and reopened roads following deadly flash floods

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday.

Drone footage reveals widespread destruction in Pakistan’s Buner district after flash floods:: Bayshonai Kalay, Pakistan:: August 18, 2025:: Qadir Nagar, PakistanThe intense rain has spread destruction in several northern districts,