The heavy torrential rains and flash floods have killed 45 persons and injured 25 others in various incidents during the last ten days in different parts of the province.
According to the latest report of Khyber Pakthunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), most of the casualties occurred in Chitral where 29 people, including 21 civilians and eight security personnel, died and four others injured due to flash floods caused by heavy torrential rains on July 2.
The bodies of 19 victims have been recovered, while efforts are underway for the recovery of ten other missing persons. The floods and heavy rains destroyed 20 houses besides partially damaging 27 others.
In Kohat, seven persons died and seven others were injured besides one house partially damaged in different incidents.
At Kandar Dam picnic spot in Kohat, a kid drowned and after him, four ladies jumped for his rescue and resultantly all of them died as well. Two deaths were reported due to the collapse of a roof in Kohat.
In Mardan, as many as four persons lost their lives and six others injured besides two houses partially damaged due to heavy windstorm and rains at village Pir Saddi and Shergarah tehsil Takhtbhai on midnight between July 6 and July 7.
Three people were killed and six others injured besides one house partially damaged due to cloud outburst at Shinkar and a chairlift fell in Khunar River at Naran in Manshera district.
At least one person drowned in an irrigation canal at Dargai in Malakand district, whereas one person died and two others were injured when a wall collapsed in Swat.
