Rain in KP kills 27 people, PDMA reported

Peshawar: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued a report regarding the loss of life and property during the recent rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to the PDMA report, 27 people were killed and 38 people were injured in various areas including Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand, Bajaur, Swat and Lower Dir as a result of accidents due to ongoing rains and landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the last 48 hours.

The PDMA report suggested that 129 houses were partially damaged and 33 houses were completely damaged.

In this regard, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has also taken notice and following his instructions relief materials are being distributed among the victims.

Apart from this, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has also directed to provide immediate relief cheques to the relatives of the deceased and the injured and directed that immediate steps be taken to open the blocked roads.

The Chief Minister issued instructions to all the concerned institutions, PDMA, District Administration and Rescue 1122 to be on full alert.

Director General PDMA Muhammad Qaiser Khan said that relief operations are ongoing in the affected districts. Six tourists trapped by heavy snowfall in Malam Jabba have been rescued and PDMA is in close contact with all the districts.