ISLAMABAD: Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The instense, sudden deluges have proven fatal in both countries.

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

Torrential rains across the state of Maharashtra, in western India, caused widespread damage and triggered waterlogging and floods on Tuesday (August 19), leaving at least four people dead, officials said.

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.

Hyderabad, The first flood warning was issued on Wednesday after water level in the Godavari river reached 43 feet at the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana, district authorities said. The river reached the warning level at 8.15 AM and the forecast indicates further rise, they said.

By a widely accepted definition, a cloudburst means more than 100 mm of rainfall in one hour, over a small area.

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and India and led to severe devastation across the South Asian region. At least 307 people have died and 23 have been injured in Pakistan, according to the latest details from the nation’s National Disaster Management Authority.

Cloudbursts, massive downpours that deliver over 100mm (4 inches) of rain in a single hour, have caused devastating floods in both Pakistan and India during this monsoon season, claiming hundreds of lives.

Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, according to authorities.

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Incessant heavy rain lashed India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and prompting shutdowns of schools. Some parts of Mumbai recorded more than 140 mm (5 inches) of rain from Monday morning,

Many people feared to be trapped after a huge torrent of mud and water surged down a mountain and crashed into the village of Dharali in India.

The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 185 people died on Friday.