Four killed, one injured due to heavy rains in KPK

Peshawar: Four people died and one person was injured as a result of the heavy rains that affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a report from the Provincial Disaster Management.

The report states that 67 houses were partially damaged and 7 houses were totally destroyed by floods and rain in the province.

According to the Relief Department's directives, the District Administration, PDMA, Rescue 1122, Civil Defence, and other institutions are on alert.

Chitral Lower's vulnerable residents had already been relocated to safer areas, and the district administration had cleared the Dir Lower road of obstructions to traffic. A dry ration of food had also been given to the affected households.

According to the official, the district administration dispatched heavy equipment to restore the roads quickly. The road at Koghuzi has already been opened to traffic. The Dir Upper district government has opened a one-way street.

He stated that the two-way road's repair was underway.

In addition to providing on-the-spot instructions to take preventative measures regarding rain, flash floods, urban flooding, and flooding in rivers, PDMA had sent a letter to all affected institutions and district administration.

According to DG Rescue 1122 Dr. Khateer Ahmed, boats were also used to rescue those trapped in the Kabul River.

Officials from Rescue 1122 also used scuba diving to conduct a search.