New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- A relentless monsoon across the India-Pakistan border has devastated hillsides and communities across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkashi, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially Buner.

In Pakistan, heavy rains have already killed nearly a thousand people. The country received over 50% of its annual rainfall in just three months, between June and August 2024. In India, flash floods have killed more than 60 people in Chositi, Kishtwar district; several are still missing. Dharali village in Uttarkashi was wiped out, with at least five dead. In Himachal Pradesh alone, 136 people have died since June in monsoon-related events, while across North India in August, floods claimed more than 400 lives.

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