Flash floods and torrential rains have wreaked devastation across northern Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of more than 200 people in the past 24 hours.Up to 180 deaths were recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,

Nine more people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, while five died in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

At least 60 people were killed, more than 100 injured and another 200 still missing, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah told reporters on Friday. The Himalayas are prone to floods and landslides, but some scientists say the intensity and frequency of these events are increasing due to climate change.