PDMA Urges Caution as Rain-Related Death Toll Reaches 22 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: At least 22 people have lost their lives and 23 others have been injured in rain-related incidents and flash floods across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since July 19, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). The victims include nine men, three women, and 10 children, while 37 houses were damaged, including eight completely destroyed.
The affected districts include Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Bajaur, Upper and Lower Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kurram, North and South Waziristan, and several others. Rescue 1122, district administrations, and emergency agencies remain on high alert, while authorities have directed local officials to speed up relief efforts and provide assistance to affected families.
Meanwhile, a two-year-old girl was killed and four others were injured after the roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Batwar village of Bajaur district. The PDMA has urged the public to avoid unnecessary travel, stay away from flood-prone areas, and follow official weather advisories as intermittent rainfall is expected to continue.
