Dawn.com :
A fresh monsoon spell, which wreaked havoc on other parts of the country, also caused devastation in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claiming the lives of 16 people and injuring eight others, officials said on Friday.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), eight people have died in Upper Kohistan, six in Swat and two in Shangla.
The rains also partially damaged 25 homes while 29 others were completely wrecked, the authority said, adding that the PDMA director general and the Rescue 1122 director general were reviewing rescue and relief operations.
Relief operations were underway in affected areas and necessary aid had been distributed to those affected in Swat, Chitral and Shahgram, the PDMA said. “Work on clearing blocked roads is also underway,” it said.
However, locals in flood-hit areas told a different story when relating their ordeal. “We spent the whole night under an open sky on a mountain,” said Ataullah, a resident of Reshun village in Upper Chitral.
A fresh monsoon spell, which wreaked havoc on other parts of the country, also caused devastation in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claiming the lives of 16 people and injuring eight others, officials said on Friday.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), eight people have died in Upper Kohistan, six in Swat and two in Shangla.
The rains also partially damaged 25 homes while 29 others were completely wrecked, the authority said, adding that the PDMA director general and the Rescue 1122 director general were reviewing rescue and relief operations.
Relief operations were underway in affected areas and necessary aid had been distributed to those affected in Swat, Chitral and Shahgram, the PDMA said. “Work on clearing blocked roads is also underway,” it said.
However, locals in flood-hit areas told a different story when relating their ordeal. “We spent the whole night under an open sky on a mountain,” said Ataullah, a resident of Reshun village in Upper Chitral.
