PESHAWAR: At least 13 persons including five children have been killed in the heavy torrential downpour and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.
According to reports, three kids drowned in Chighor Nullah, two young girls drowned in Budhni Nullah, while another two people were killed in flash floods in Chitral.
Three kids drowned in Chighor Nullah, two young girls drowned in Budhni Nullah, while another two people were killed in flash floods in Chitral.
Flash floods washed away a car while crossing a causeway in Bagh district in Azad Kashmir, killing three people while another man was drowned in a nearby village, a private news channel reported.
Moreover, two young men drowned in flood water in village Hajira near Rawalakot.
Peshawar, Chitral, Charsaddah and Nowshera have been hit hard along with others areas of KP following the havoc created by rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.
Many areas remained cut-off after road links and suspension bridges were washed away in the province.
Budhni Nullah in Peshawar is expected to overflow with flood water sometime tonight and people living in Nowshehra and Charsadda have been issued a red alert and asked to move to safer locations.
So far, eight houses have been completely destroyed in Gulabad area while dozens have been partially damaged. Due to the overflow in Budhni Nullah, the road connecting Peshawar and Charsaddah has been submerged underwater.
In Chitral, Bonie Road was badly damaged by the flash flood. Over 120 houses and 60 shops have been damaged following the rains.
