Rains kill 33 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: Thirty-three people died in rain-related incidents in different areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

Flash floods also swept away several bridges in the province.

Heavy rains flooded many areas of Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Bannu, Karak, Swat, Shangla, DI Khan and Dir.

Four people were killed when the roof of their house collapsed in the Budh Bair area of Peshawar.

In the Takht Nusrati area of Karak, four people died in separate incidents of roof collapses.

Meanwhile, the bodies of five people, who were swept away by a flood in the River Gambila, have been found.

The army has been called in Peshawar to provide relief to people after a breach in a drain inundated many areas of the city, while water has entered several houses in the Hayatabad, Regi, Tajabad areas of Peshawar.