Pakistani authorities are defending their response to flash floods that killed more than 200 people in a single northwestern district this week. Residents in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding.

The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.