Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said, as scores of people remain missing.

Flash floods and heavy rain swept through northwest Pakistan, killing nearly 200 people as well as five crew members of a rescue helicopter, all within 24 hours

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Nearly 200 people were killed in torrential rains in northwest Pakistan over the past 24 hours, with bad weather also bringing down a rescue helicopter, local officials said on Friday.