Floods, rains kill 13; destroy schools, bridges in Dir Lower.

DIR LOWER -- The recent floods and heavy rains killed 13 people and injured 7 others in Dir Lower besides causing heavy damages to educational institutions and other infrastructure, said district administration while sharing a report on flood losses with the media persons here on Monday.

According to the report, besides causing loss of lives, the destructive floods also destroyed or damaged educational, electricity, communication and other infrastructure in the district.

In Dir Lower, it said, 13 schools were totally destroyed while 117 schools were left partially damaged by the floods.

One bridge in the district was entirely washed away by the gushing waters of the flash floods, while seven bridges were partially damaged. It further said that a survey was...