Six more people die in flash floods in KP due to monsoon rains

At least six additional persons have died and six others have been injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since July 24 as the province continues to be battered by strong monsoon rains and flash floods, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported.

The recent casualties occurred in separate incidences of roof and wall collapses, stated the PDMA. There were six dead, three men and three kids, and six injured, three men and three women.

The latest damage assessment indicates that 26 dwellings were affected by heavy rainfall and flash floods during the reporting period. Seventeen of them were partially damaged, seven completely destroyed.

The administration claimed that aggregate mortality toll from rain-related accidents in 25 districts of the province had reached 32, 35 others injured between July 19 and July 26.

The dead were 13 men, three women and 16 children, the report said. The injured included 16 men, 12 women and seven children.

The PDMA also stated that 72 residences had been damaged during the recent spell of monsoon rains, including 55 partially damaged and 17 entirely demolished houses. Additionally, there were 46 cattle deaths due to weather-related accidents.

Peshawar, Nowshera, Khyber, Mardan, Buner, Bajaur, Shangla, Swabi, Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Upper Kohistan, Tank, Torghar, Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan and several others are among the affected districts.

The PDMA said that it has asked the concerned district administrations to guarantee quick distribution of relief commodities to impacted people and expedite the rescue and restoration work in the affected districts.

The monsoon conditions are likely to continue in the province and authorities have also advised inhabitants in susceptible and low-lying areas to keep aware and follow official weather advisories.