Buner, Pakistan — Pakistan issued a flood alert Wednesday for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the country's northwest, where severe floods killed hundreds over the past week.

Officials say rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

A deluge of rain triggered floods and landslides, sweeping people away and flooding and destroying homes, officials said.

As devastating monsoon floods continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, Qatar Charity (QC) is actively planning its emergency response to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to

Anguished Pakistanis are searching remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll has reached 277.