Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

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Heavy rains and flooding also killed dozens of people in neighboring Kashmir. Higher-than-normal monsoon rains have lashed the country since June 26 and killed more than 600. In India-administered Kashmir, located across Pakistan’s northeastern border, rains triggered more flash floods in two villages in the Kathua district, killing seven people, officials said Sunday. Rescuers in Chositi village are still looking for dozens of missing people after the area was hit by flash floods last week during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. He warned that more intense weather could follow, with heavy rains forecast to continue this month.