A view of a house in Peshawar which completely collapsed after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in the province. PHOTO: EXPRESS
A statement issued by the authority on Friday said that apart from the casualties, rains in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have caused partial damage to around 58 houses apart from completely washing away four houses.
A PDMA official said that the damage to human lives and properties came after a rain spell halted before resuming on Friday. The authority, however, feared that the numbers could rise once the debris is cleared.
Moreover, it warned that the current spell of rain is expected to persist.
The PDMA has directed the relevant departments to expedite relief activities in the affected areas.
It added that relief goods and food items have been distributed amongst families in Tank district, where torrential rains, floods and strong winds broke through a flood protection wall and flooded some villages and parts of Tank town.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 14th, 2020.
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