More than 300 people were dead in northwest Pakistan after two days of intense rains and floods, local officials said on Saturday.

Rescue efforts and clearing of blocked roads were ongoing with the release of emergency funds, they said, adding that the heavy rains would continue until Thursday.

Cloud bursts, flash floods, lightning strikes, landslides and the collapse of buildings caused the deadliest spell of this year’s monsoon season.

By early Saturday, 307 were confirmed dead, with more people missing, in the hills and mountains of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority.

Pakistan has received higher-than-normal monsoon rainfall this year, which experts link to climate change, triggering floods and mudslides that have killed at least 541 people since June 26, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.