Nine die in bazaar flooding in Upper Dir

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UPPER DIR:

Nine people including women and children were killed as a flash flood swept away a bazar in the Biyar area of Upper Dir Thursday.

Residents said the death toll might rise as several madrassah students and local people had been missing since the sudden rush of water from nearby mountains destroyed a seminary, shops and houses in the bazaar and its adjoining areas.

The flood was caused by a heavy rainfall on the mountains.