Two dead, 19 injured as rainstorm lashes KP

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PESHAWAR: Traffic police personal with others removing huge sign board fallen on road due to storm and rain. INP PHOTO by Zeeshan Liaqat

At least two persons were killed and 19 others were injured as heavy rainstorm lashed different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday.

According to Rescue 1122 sources, 30-year-old Jehangir Khan and a minor Umar Khan died in rain-related incidents in Peshawar. As many as 15 people were injured in Peshawar and four in Mardan.

The city also witnessed power outages after some pylons fell. Sources said that 409 power feeders got tripped throughout the province due to rainstorm out of which 69 have been restored.

The walls and roofs of various houses and buildings collapsed while billboards and trees also uprooted due to the thunderstorm.