More than 160 people killed in heavy rain, floods in Pakistan

More than 160 people were killed during heavy rain and flooding in northwestern Pakistan over the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.

A helicopter on a rescue mission in the flood-hit province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crashed due to the bad weather, killing the five crew members.

In neighbouring India, at least 60 people have been killed and 200 others reported missing after heavy rains triggered sudden floods. 

Gushing mudslides and floodwaters inundated the village of Chasoti on Thursday, washing away pilgrims who had gathered for lunch before trekking up the hill for a popular religious site, in the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week.

Nepal too has faced devastating floods and heavy rain since June this year, leaving at least 41 people dead, 21 missing and 121 injured.