Islamabad: At least 28 people were killed and over 140 injured after heavy rains and thunderstorms hit several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab on Saturday. media reports said.
As per the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA), 25 people were killed in rain-related incidents in KP's Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak and Lakki Marwat while 145 were injured.
It added that at least 69 houses were partially damaged by the rain.
As per PDMA's breakdown, 15 people died and 100 were injured in Bannu. It also added that 68 houses were partially damaged in the area.
Meanwhile, at least five people were killed, and 42 others were wounded in the Lakki Marwat district, Geo news reports. (UNI)
Meanwhile, in Karak, four people died and one person was injured. In, Dera Ismail Khan a child died due to the rains, two people were injured and one house was partially damaged.
KP caretaker Information Minister Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah, in a statement, said that a high alert had been issued in the hospitals of the affected districts. (UNI)
