Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in India and Pakistan have so far killed as many as 250 people, with many more still untraceable, said authorities in the flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir in India and the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

In Pakistan, a helicopter carrying relief supplies to the flood-hit northwestern Bajaur region crashed due to bad weather, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, a government statement said.

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others miss