By Saeed Shah, Rajendra Jadhav and Shilpa Jamkhandikar ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck Pakistan and India during this monsoon season,

According to the National Disaster Agency, the intensity of this year's monsoon is about 50% to 60% higher than last year.

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials said on Friday.Another nine people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir,