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Pakistani people searched remote areas for bodies cleaned by flash floods as the death toll rose to more than 300 on Tuesday.
More than 150 people are still missing in the Banner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after flooding on Friday.
Climate changes have made inhabitants of mountainous regions carved into rivers in northern Pakistan more vulnerable to sudden heavy rains.
Villagers said there were no warnings broadcast from the mosque speakers. This is a traditional way to warn locals about remote emergency situations.
The government said the sudden downpour was very intense and the flood was struck before the residents were notified.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandhapur said many deaths could have been avoided if residents did not build homes along the waterways.
He said the government would encourage displaced people to move to safer areas. There they will help rebuild the home.
Heavy monsoon rain
Pakistan has been suffering from higher than usual monsoon rain since June 26, when 300 deaths in Northwest killed at least 645 people nationwide.
The National Disaster Management Agency issued warnings of further flooding after new rain began on Sunday in many parts of the country.
In a statement, the military said the Pakistani Air Force played an important role in flood relief efforts by sailing 48 tons of NGO-provided relief from the port of Karachi to Peshawar, the regional capital.
The Air Force said it had established the Air Force Bridge to ensure rapid delivery of supply.
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif ordered authorities to accelerate recovery efforts in Banner, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where heavy rain and cloudburst killed at least 280 people on Friday, officials said Tuesday.
According to a government statement, the authorities estimate flood-related damage to public and private property of more than 126 million Rs (385,000 euros).
The UN Humanitarian Agency said it mobilized the group in Hard Hit areas where damaged roads and communication lines are blocking the community. The relief agency provided food, water and other assistance.
Power has been restored
Meanwhile, 70% of the electricity has been restored and damaged roads have been reopened in the northwest, officials said Tuesday.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told a news conference that the engineers are working to fully recover the power system that was knocked out in the floods last week.
Most roads have been cleared and are promoting the supply of food and other important items to flood-affected areas, he said.
In 2022, catastrophic floods related to climate change killed nearly 1,700 people in Pakistan, leaving hundreds of thousands of homeless people.
Additional sources •AP