4 new casualties see KP death toll from rain-related incidents rise to 25.

• Published date: 16 April 2024

Four more people died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla and Charsadda districts as the death toll in the province rose to 25, officials said on Tuesday.

ContinAuous heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed several parts of the country in the past few days. Heavy rainfall, floods and landslides continued to wreak havoc in the northern parts of KP for the fourth consecutive day.

According to a KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report issued last night, the death toll since April 12 rose to 21 with 13 more deaths - six men, two women and five children. Meanwhile, the total number of injured rose to 32.

Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi told Dawn.com today that two children were killed after a house collapsed in Shabqadar, Charsadda.

Separately, Shangla Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ziaur Rehman also confirmed to Dawn.com two deaths in Shangla on Monday night in the Dehrai area of Alpuri where a mother and her 12-year-old son were swept away in the flash floods.

With four more casualties, the death toll in the province reached 25 on Tuesday.

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