Roof collapse leaves two dead in Kohat

Landslide caused by heavy rains forms lake in Chitral

CHITRAL/ KOHAT/ PESHAWAR: Two people were killed and five others were injured in separate rain-related accidents as periodic rain continued to lash Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. 

According to the police, Mohammad Zaman’s children were feeding their cattle when the roof of their house collapsed in Malangabad area of Jangal Khel, Kohat late Monday night. Hafizur Rehman, his sister and three-year-old brother Rehan were buried under the debris, while around 20 cows and buffaloes perished.

Locals rushed to pull the injured out of the rubble and shifted them to a hospital but Hafiz and his sister succumbed to their injuries, while Rehan was admitted.

Separately, four people were injured when the roof of a juice shop collapsed in Imamia Colony of Gulbahar in Peshawar. According to Rescue 1122, the wounded were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital. Two of them were said to be in critical condition.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, four millimetres of rain was recorded in Peshawar, two in Saidu Sharif, Kalam, Pathan and Balakot while one inch of snow was also recorded in Kalam.

Lake formed                              

A landslide caused by heavy rain has led to the formation of a lake which has damaged acres of standing crops and orchards in Reeshen, Chitral. The district administration has declared high alert in surrounding villages and hamlets.

An official of the administration said a huge landslide blocked the flow of Chitral River near Resheen, and within a few hours a lake measuring one and half kilometres in length had formed in the area. Around 20 acres of agricultural land was submerged in the lake water, destroying crops and tractors.  No human loss was reported.

According to Ali Sher Khan, a volunteer for Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an organisation working on relief efforts during natural disasters, the landslide occurred around 4am.

At the moment, water flow to the lake is slow. Assistant Commissioner Mastuj Minhajuddin visited the area and told residents to inform the district administration if the flow begins to increase.