Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed more than 280 people and left scores of others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,

Officials say flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing

In Pakistan, a helicopter carrying relief supplies to the flood-hit northwestern Bajaur region crashed due to bad weather, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, a government statement said.