At least 10 people including 3 children died while over 40 sustained injuries due to severe dust storm and rainfall in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday.
The storm also destroyed standing crops‚ uprooted trees‚ demolished houses and caused power outages. Many houses were damaged seriously, their collapsing walls and roofs injuring many who lay buried under the debris.
The injured were shifted to hospitals by rescue teams.
Hospital sources said nine seriously injured children were among those being treated.