Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- At least 117 people have died in monsoon rains in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday.

The majority of the deaths, 110, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the province's Disaster Management Authority.

Seven more people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, regional disaster management authorities said A cloudburst washed away several houses in northwestern Bajaur district, killing 18 people and stranding several others, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's disaster authority told AFP.

The meteorological department has also issued a heavy rain alert for the northwest, urging people to avoid "unnecessary exposure to vulnerable areas".

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