PESHAWAR: Heavy storms and rains on Friday killed at least 16 people, including nine children, and injured over 80 others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.
The torrential monsoon rains damaged properties in the provincial capital Peshawar and its surrounding areas causing roofs and walls of houses to cave in -- in some cases killing those inside.
"The roofs of many houses collapsed after heavy storms and rains hit the City and suburbs. Up to 16 people including nine children, three women and four men have been killed in these accidents," Zahir-ul-Islam, a senior administration official in Peshawar, told AFP.
"At least 82 people including 25 children have been injured also. Most of them have head injuries," he said.
A senior police official in Peshawar city, Ijaz Khan also confirmed the death toll and numbers wounded.
The torrential monsoon rains damaged properties in the provincial capital Peshawar and its surrounding areas causing roofs and walls of houses to cave in -- in some cases killing those inside.
A senior police official in Peshawar city, Ijaz Khan also confirmed the death toll and numbers wounded.
Met Office had predicted scattered rain/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls in upper Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Kashmir between Friday and Sunday.
Earlier in the week, the met-office had informed that moderate monsoon currents with westerly wave is expected to grip upper parts of the country on Friday. Due to monsoon currents and the westerly wave, good rain/thundershowers accompanied with windstorm are predicted in Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa (K-P), upper Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan (G-B) and Kashmir during Friday to Sunday.
Rain-thundershower associated with gusty winds were also expected at scattered places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat divisions, while at one or two places in DI Khan, Bannu divisions. Isolated heavy falls may also occur in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar divisions during this period.
PM announces compensation for those died or injured in rain related incident
Expressing grief over the deaths of 16 people in Peshawar in rain related incidents, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the provincial government to provide all possible help and relief to the rain affected people.
The premier also announced Rs300,000 and Rs100,000 as compensation for the dead and injured, respectively. Nawaz also offered to provide the the provincial government any assistance that they may need in relief work.
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@ASM: I am from KPK and i say it with sound reasons that the performance of PTI in KPK is not only dismal but shameful too.
SO you trying to say that the heavy storm came due IK and KPK CM. The long march has a purpose and not a source of entertaintment. pti is doing good in kpk and ask from those who are from kpk.
And their CM is enjoying in Islamabad. Shame on them and their flop march.
@Nasir Mahmood: Salute to your wisdom :p
This is unfortune for people of kpk who voted for PTI in last election but their CM is now busy to uproot federal govt in islamabad instead to be there with his peoples in kpk
The absence of CM, KPK from the Province shows the seriousness of PTI to solve peoples problems.
sorry to say that CM is enjoying in Islamabad to make a new Pakistan while New kpk has been made during last one & half year. Shame on you PTI walo
@Blithe:
Where you have been? Haven't seen you lately here. How many people in a Long March. Ask Pervaiz Rashid, he will assist you.
Go rain, go away. Come some other day. We are busy in Game of Thrones these days.
And yet the tv is giving no coverage to this incompetence of PTI in Peahawar.
The chief minister is eating corn-on-the-cob in Islamabad!!!
While the Kings of KPK waste their time on long marches, their province lies in ruins. IK - what a disappointment. Prove yourself in one province, then win the people at the next election.