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

Pakistani authorities are defending their response to flash floods that killed more than 200 people in a single northwestern district this week. Residents in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Pakistan flash floods have killed over 300 people, with Buner district worst hit after a rare cloudburst. Heavy monsoon rains forced rescue efforts to pause but relief operations have now resumed as authorities rush food,