This year's pattern shows a striking contrast indicating that seasonal rainfall in the 'normal' category may not always signal safety

The Indian Army and other forces were helping with the rescue, officials said. The flood’s full death toll may be higher, with so many missing.

REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY BAYSHONAI KALAY, Pakistan (Reuters) -Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan said the thunder accompanying recent torrential rains was so loud he thought the "end of the world had come".