PESHAWAR:Not less than seven folks, together with 5 children, have been killed as their homes collapsed because of torrential rains and hailstorms in northwestern Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the previous 24 hours, authorities stated. Heavy rain and hailstorms battered massive components of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
5 folks, together with three youngsters, have been buried within the rubble after their home collapsed because of rain in Bajaur tribal district.In Shangla district, two youngsters died when the roof of their room collapsed within the torrential rains, the Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA) stated.
The rains additionally wreaked havoc on the crops within the Khyber tribal district, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Charsadda districts.
The district administration began rapid aid measures within the rain-hit areas to offer succour to the affected households.
Earlier this month, at the least 37 folks have been killed in rain-related incidents throughout Pakistan, authorities stated.
The rains swept throughout Pakistan and led to the collapse of homes and triggered landslides that blocked roads, significantly within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, they stated.
Pakistan witnessed a delay in winter rains, which began in February as an alternative of November. Monsoons in addition to winter rains trigger injury in Pakistan yearly.
In 2022, unprecedented rainfall and flooding devastated many components of Pakistan, killing greater than 1,800 folks, affecting round 33 million and displacing almost eight million folks. The catastrophe additionally induced billions of {dollars} in injury.
5 folks, together with three youngsters, have been buried within the rubble after their home collapsed because of rain in Bajaur tribal district.In Shangla district, two youngsters died when the roof of their room collapsed within the torrential rains, the Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA) stated.
The rains additionally wreaked havoc on the crops within the Khyber tribal district, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Charsadda districts.
The district administration began rapid aid measures within the rain-hit areas to offer succour to the affected households.
Earlier this month, at the least 37 folks have been killed in rain-related incidents throughout Pakistan, authorities stated.
The rains swept throughout Pakistan and led to the collapse of homes and triggered landslides that blocked roads, significantly within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, they stated.
Pakistan witnessed a delay in winter rains, which began in February as an alternative of November. Monsoons in addition to winter rains trigger injury in Pakistan yearly.
In 2022, unprecedented rainfall and flooding devastated many components of Pakistan, killing greater than 1,800 folks, affecting round 33 million and displacing almost eight million folks. The catastrophe additionally induced billions of {dollars} in injury.
