Nine children among 10 more killed in rain havoc.

• Published date: 17 April 2024

PESHAWAR -- Ten more people, including nine children, were killed in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the aftermath of the torrential rains as the provincial government imposed emergency in 13 districts for provision of relief, restoration of damaged communication networks and water supply.

Six children were killed in separate incidents in Lower Dir district.

On Monday night, a roof collapse killed two children and injured three others in Sakhawono village of Asanbar, Lower Dir. Separately, two minors drowned in Malala Khazana area while swimming in a stream, and another minor drowned in Gosum area of Jandol tehsil.

On Tuesday, the district administration rehabilitated the damaged Timergara-Peshawar Road at Shamshi Khan Talash and restored one-way traffic on it. The communication and works department also restored traffic on the Talash bypass road, while Kharkay Miskini Dara road was also cleared for vehicular traffic.

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