The death toll from devastating floods in Pakistan has climbed to nearly 700 after 26 more people lost their lives in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. With the latest casualties from heavy rains and massive flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Authorities in Pakistan resumed rescue and relief work on Monday in the country's northwest where flash floods have killed over 300 people after heavy rain forced them to suspend operations for several hours,