ISLAMABAD: Ten people were killed while 12 were injured in the last two days as heavy rains and hailstorms battered parts of northwestern Pakistan this week, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said in a report on Sunday.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit parts of KP and Punjab provinces as well as the federal capital on Friday, with intermittent showers continuing for hours.
The deaths and injuries were reported in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province’s Shangla, Bannu, Bajaur, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mansehra, Mohmand, Mardan, North Waziristan, Swat and Upper Dir districts, the PDMA said.
“According to the initial report, 10 people were killed and 12 people were injured as a result of accidents due to rain/hailstorms during the last two days in KP,” the report said.
The report pointed out that among the ten casualties, eight were children and two were women while among the 12 injured, nine were children, two were women and one was a man.
It said 27 houses in total had been damaged by heavy rains in the last two days. The PDMA said it had provided relief items to affected individuals in various districts of the province.
“PDMA has instructed the concerned district administrations to speed up relief activities in the districts,” it said.
The disaster agency further said its emergency center was fully functional, urging citizens to call its helpline to seek assistance or in case of an emergency situation.
