Intermittent Rain In KP: Two Die, 135 Houses Damaged

News Desk

Peshawar: The intermittent rain that started on March 16 and continued till Monday in most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa claimed two lives and damaged 135 houses.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) informed that heavy rains caused flash floods in South Waziristan, where two persons in a pickup van were swept away in the Tehsil Birmal area on their way from Azam Warsak towards Zarmilan.

The vehicle was completely damaged by flood water, and both persons, identified as Muhammad Suleman, a resident of Zarmilan, and Karam, a resident of Kazha Punga, died on the spot. The bodies were recovered by the district administration and delivered to the grieving family.

Similarly, due to heavy rains and hailstorms from March 16 to April 2, flash floods were reported in the Rodhs Pir Kach, Chowa, and Soheili areas in district Tank. Consequently, the rural settlements of Pai, Muhammad Akbar, Gul Imam, Abizar, Qutab colony near station road, Yaqoob colony, Khan colony, Gara Budha, Kot Allah Dad, Bara Khel, and Gara Baloch near Sheikh Market were affected, and 135 houses were partially damaged; however, no loss of human life or livestock was reported.

The district government acted quickly, using machinery to divert floodwater away from the mentioned location to prevent the destruction of a sizable population.