NEW DELHI: At least 13 people died on Saturday from a second spell of heavy rain in Pakistan‘s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) taking the death toll to 59, Dawn reported citing Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report.
KP has been witnessing heavy rains since April 12 leading to landslides and house collapses across the region.
According to a KP PDMA report issued on Saturday, 33 children, 14 adults, and 12 women have died in rain-related incidents since April 12, with 72 persons injured.
Furthermore, 2,883 houses and 68 schools have been damaged, and 309 animals have died, as per the report.
Rs 110 million had been provided to districts for emergency aid, while Rs 90 million was distributed to tribal areas to continue relief efforts, a PDMA official informed.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday predicted further rain across the country, which would last until April 22, as “another strong westerly wave” is expected to approach western Pakistan.
It has further predicted “rain-windstorm/thunderstorm (few heavy, with isolated very heavy falls) with snowfall over high mountains” in places such as Shangla, Buner, Bajaur, Khyber, and Peshawar from Wednesday night to April 21.
Meanwhile, normal weather conditions have been reported in Balochistan, PDMA informed in a post on X.
KP has been witnessing heavy rains since April 12 leading to landslides and house collapses across the region.
According to a KP PDMA report issued on Saturday, 33 children, 14 adults, and 12 women have died in rain-related incidents since April 12, with 72 persons injured.
Furthermore, 2,883 houses and 68 schools have been damaged, and 309 animals have died, as per the report.
Rs 110 million had been provided to districts for emergency aid, while Rs 90 million was distributed to tribal areas to continue relief efforts, a PDMA official informed.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday predicted further rain across the country, which would last until April 22, as “another strong westerly wave” is expected to approach western Pakistan.
It has further predicted “rain-windstorm/thunderstorm (few heavy, with isolated very heavy falls) with snowfall over high mountains” in places such as Shangla, Buner, Bajaur, Khyber, and Peshawar from Wednesday night to April 21.
Meanwhile, normal weather conditions have been reported in Balochistan, PDMA informed in a post on X.