Rescue operations continue in flood-hit northwestern Pakistan as death toll jumps to 688
Rescuers backed by army troops and local volunteers on Monday continued to dig through the mounds of debris in several districts of northwestern Pakistan, where floods washed away entire villages, bridges, and other infrastructure, killing over 368 people over the past four days.
With the latest casualties caused by massive floods that hit across northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, the overall death toll has jumped to 688 since the first monsoon spells struck the South Asian country on June 26.
Another 18 people were killed when new monsoon rains caused flooding, a disaster management authority said.
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