PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Rescuers are looking for more than 150 people who were still missing on Monday in northwestern Pakistan, where scores died after the area was struck by a cloudburst. A senior politician blamed locals for the high death toll, saying people should have built their homes elsewhere.

Pakistan flash floods have killed over 300 people, with Buner district worst hit after a rare cloudburst. Heavy monsoon rains forced rescue efforts to pause but relief operations have now resumed as authorities rush food,