BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country’s northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed houses.

Mohammad Suhail, a spokesman for the emergency service, said 54 bodies were found on Sunday in Buner, a mountainous district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered massive flooding on Friday.

He said several villagers remain missing, and search efforts are focused on areas where homes were flattened by flood.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Torrential rains triggered more flash floods in two villages in the Kathua district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least seven people and i

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