Across Pakistan, monsoon rains that began in late June have been heavier than usual, killing at least 645 people. Four hundred of those deaths were in the northwest alone, where narrow valleys and river-carved gorges funnel rainwater into sudden torrents.

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 restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people, officials say. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Tuesday that engineers were working to fully restore the electricity system that was knocked out by flooding last week.

Locals and rescuers in northern Pakistan try to remove debris in search of victims after a series of deadly flash floods.

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

More than 200 fatalities were reported in the Buner district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The fatalities include 28 women and 21 children, the province's Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.

In just minutes, a torrent of water and rocks swept down on the village of Dalori, destroying at least 15 houses, damaging several others and killing nine people