Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area.

Rescuers are searching for over 150 people in northwestern Pakistan reported missing after floods caused by heavy rainfall. By Monday, the death toll from flooding in the mountainous district of

Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and expressed his closeness for the victims of severe flooding that hit Pakistan, India and Nepal. The Pope shared his prayers “for the victims and their families, and for all those who are suffering as a result of this calamity,” Vatican News reported on Aug. 18.

Anguished Pakistanis are searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll has reached 277

Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, triggering flash flooding and wiping out entire villages. | ITV National News

Anguished Pakistanis were searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277.One official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built their homes elsewhere.