Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed more than 540 people since June 26.

Pakistan has issued a flood alert for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the northwest, where severe floods have killed hundreds over the past week.

Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’ - More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless

Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours

Heavier than usual rains and sudden cloudbursts during this monsoon season kill more than 300 people in recent days.