PESHAWAR: At least 19 people, including women and children, were killed and more than 80 Injured as heavy rains with thunderstorms play havoc in different parts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab province.
Various areas of the country experienced rains on Saturday with cities administration remaining on high alert to deal with any emergency situation.
Due to rains and storm, the worst destruction occurred in Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where five people, including three children, died due to the collapse of the walls and roofs of the houses with several injured also.
In Bannu district of KP, at least 11 deaths and 73 injuries were reported in roof and wall collapse-related incidents.
At least 5 people were killed and over 10 others wounded in Lakki Marwat district in wall collapse incidents. Two children and one woman were among the dead while three children died in Karak with the dead bodies of all recovered from debris.
In Dera Ghazi Khan, thunderstorm injured one person and injured 15 who were being shifted to the district headquarters hospital and emergency was imposed in all hospitals of the area.
Rescue 1122 DG said relief operations were underway in the affected areas and injured were being shifted to the hospitals.
Meanwhile, KP caretaker information minister Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah confirmed the deaths and said high alert had been issued in hospitals of the affected areas.
Separately, heavy rains coupled with strong winds battered several parts of Punjab including Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and other districts.
The painful incident occurred in the Khushab district of Punjab when three girls died following the collapse of wall.
At least 10 people were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala district.
Similarly, heavy rains along with strong winds battered several parts of Punjab including Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and other districts.
In Chan village of Khushab district of the province, three girls died after a wall of their house collapsed due to torrential rains.
At least 10 people were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala district.
Heavy rains and strong winds also disrupted electricity supply in many areas.
Heavy rain with thunderstorm was also reported from Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Nakyal city and its suburbs.
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