Heavy rain on Thursday led to four deaths and left ten people injured in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Lightning strikes and collapsing buildings caused the incidents.
Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, told that Mohmand and Mardan districts reported the casualties.
“Two people were killed while one was injured in a lightning strike in Mohmand,” Faizi said. “The Rescue 1122 control room acted quickly after the report came in and sent a medical response team to the site.”
The team gave first aid to the injured person and took him to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Nawagai. Faizi said they moved the two bodies to District Headquarters Hospital Ghalnai after legal formalities.
He also said, “Rescue 1122 medical, fire and disaster teams are performing relief operations.” Some roads got blocked by fallen trees, but rescue teams and local residents are working to clear them.
In Takht-i-Bahi, a ceiling collapse killed a mother and daughter and injured a girl, said a Rescue 1122 report. A similar accident in Katlang Qasmi left a 60-year-old woman seriously hurt.
A wall collapsed on Bakhshali Cham Dheri Road, seriously injuring 15-year-old Abdul Salam. In Manga, three people suffered serious injuries when another wall gave way.
“Rescue 1122 said its medical teams gave first aid to all the wounded and shifted them to nearby hospitals,” the statement added.
The World Meteorological Organisation warned that South Asia will likely see more heavy rain and hotter temperatures during this year’s June to September southwest monsoon.
Earlier this week, storms and strong winds struck parts of KP and Punjab, killing three people and injuring several others.
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