PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Monday said that at least 28 people, including 22 children, were killed and 65 were injured as heavy rainfall lashed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The PDMA spokesperson said that 65 injured include 40 children, 12 women and 13 men. 255 houses were partially damaged while 27 were reported to be completely damaged and 67 livestock, including goats, sheep and others, were also killed when the roofs of houses collapsed, the spokesperson added.
Relief goods have been distributed among affected people on the directives of KP Chief Minister Mehmood Khan in Batagram, Shangla, Charsadda, Swabi and Mardan districts.
On Saturday, the heavy rainfall had claimed the lives of 17 people and injured scores. The spell of rains and snowfall had subsided in the northern parts of Balochistan, while it had continued to pour in parts of Punjab, KP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
The PDMA had said that it had directed relevant district administrations to assist in the rescue operations. The authority had also said that it sent aid for those affected due to rains in Charsadda and other districts of KP.