Torrential rains: 22 killed in rain related incidents in parts of K-P

Over 100 people have also been injured so far

PESHAWAR: As many as 22 people were killed and over 100 injured in rain related incidents in the provincial capital Peshawar and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Sunday evening.

According to details, at least 22 people were killed and over 100 injured due to roof cave-ins and other rain related incidents as thundershowers coupled with gusty winds hit Peshawar, Charsadda and surrounding areas. Three rooms also collapsed in Wahid Garhi area on Charsadda Road, burying a family underneath. So far six bodies have been recovered from the rubble including five children and a mother, said Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Jamil Shah.

A man carries his injured daughter at a hospital following heavy rain and winds in Peshawar on April 26, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

The meteorological department has predicted that the rains and thunderstorms would last for another 24 hours.

Emergency has been imposed in Lady Reiding Hospital, Peshawar.

PM’s directives

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed grief over the loss of lives in the torrential rains in the province.

He asked the governor and chief minister to personally supervise the relief activities. He also directed both of the high-ups to extend all-out help for a speedy recovery of the injured.

People arrive at a hospital after their relatives were injured during heavy rain and winds in Peshawar on April 26, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

Military team sent

Moreover, Pakistan Army has sent a team comprising doctors, paramedics and rescue teams to bring calm to the calamity-hit province.

According to the ISPR, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) is on high-alert while all necessary facilities for the injured have been readied.

In wake of Psr rain/storm,rescue teams despatched to affected areas to assist civ admin.CMH put on alert,Drs present to treat the injured

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 26, 2015