PESHAWAR: Heavy rains hit much of the city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, leaving five people, including three children, dead and four wounded in individual incidents.
Rescue Service 1122 reported that Nizar Khan lost his two sons, including 8-year-old Sahil and 7-year-old Sohail, due to the fact that the roof of them house collapsed due to rain in China area of Bunersky district, while his wife suffered critical injured and was transferred to the district hospital in Daggar.
The Regional Department for the Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters reported two people died in two separate incidents in Dera Ismail Khan area.
He said car was washed away by flash floods in Wanda Haibti area in DI. Khan killing in the driver while another person died in a wall collapse incident in Wanda Khaliq Shah area.
Flash floods damage homes and crops; landslides block roads
In another incident, the roof of a hotel collapsed. in Qualchi area wounding three people. The rains also damaged 11 houses. in in area.
Lakki Marwat area reported electric shock of five-year-old child after power transmission line dropped on him because of the lightning in langarhel area.
Upper parts of kagan valley also got snow turning weather cold.
This was reported by a resident Mohammad Jibran. in rare occurrence, snow fell in kagan valley in third quarter of June.
The snowfall began around 4:00 pm and continued intermittently. for over two hours.
According to him, motorists, including tourists, liked the fall. of snowflakes on Lolusar lake after being pulled over on curb.
Heavy rain that started three days ago triggered landslides and thus road blockages in Sirenskaya, Konshskaya and Kaganskaya valleys.
Hussain Dean of Lunar Restaurants in Bassala near Lolusar Lake said Mansehra Naran Jalhad Road which linked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit-Baltistan, was clear to traffic.
The police issued weather gave advice to the visitors of Dudipatsar Lake and said that they won’t let anyone follow Bassal until the rain stops.
Officials of Upper Kohistan Police Control Center reported that the Karakoram Highway clear for movement despite heavy rains.
Snowfall was also informed in Upper Chitral region and hills of Shangla area.
Downpour continues in Shangla for third day in a row on Tuesday with mountains got snow that turned weather cold.
Heavy rains recorded in Mohmand region with hail damage to crops on the vine in Pandiali, Halimzai and Safi tehsils. Dozens of cattle were washed away and several solar panels were damaged by the rain in The villages of Kasorai, Danish Kul, Pachagan and Tamanzai of Pandiali tehsil. Shower hit several areas in Halimzai and Safi tehsils misery of residents and travelers.
A resident of Rahat Jan told Rassvet that 35 sheep and many cows had been swept away. in Khoi Danishkul spill. people demanded compensation for losses.
heavy rains also fell in Kohat, Darra Adamkhel, Hangu and Orakzai districts.
According to the Department of Meteorology, Dera Ismail Khan received 64 millimeters. of rain, Kakul 40, Lower Dir 22, Upper Dir 14, Cherat 18, Malam Jabba 13, Balakot 11, Parachinar 10, Saidu Sharif nine, Peshawar five and Mirkhani three.
This is the forecast more rain in most of provinces for Wednesday.
He said on Tuesday evening more rain together with likely wind and thunder in Malakand, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Lower Dir, Charsadda, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurrum, Kohat, Lakki Marwat. Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak, Hangu and Waziristan, as well as scattered heavy rain and hail. in Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Kohat, Waziristan and Peshawar.
Published in Dawn, June 22, 2022
