Pakistan: 60 die as heavy rains trigger flash floods in KP
Flash floods battered various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, leaving at least 60 people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Monsoon rains have disrupted normal life in the country since June.
The most affected areas in Pakistan are KP and the northern regions.
Flash floods triggered deadly floods, landslides and displacement in the province.
At least 325 people, including 142 children, have died and 743 others have been injured since June 26 in flash floods and torrential rains that have battered several parts of Pakistan, according to daily data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), reported Dawn News.
In Bajaur earlier today, there were “reports of several people injured in flash floods”, which were caused by a cloudburst (heavy rainfall) in Salarzai tehsil’s Jabrarai village“, Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi told the newspaper.
“Rescue 1122 personnel, with the cooperation of residents, have so far recovered 16 bodies and rescued three injured from the rubble and rainwater,” Faizi confirmed.
A search and rescue operation was underway under the supervision of Bajaur District Emergency Officer Amjad Khan as seven people remained missing, Faizi said, citing locals.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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