16 killed, 30 injured due to monsoon rain in KP in six days: PDMA
The disaster management authority has directed the locals to take precautionary measures.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) released report on Tuesday has released a report, stating that at least 16 were killed in six days due to torrential monsoon rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to PDMA, 30 people have sustained severe injuries in different rain-related mishaps so far while 12 houses have also been completely demolished.
The disaster management authority has directed the locals to take precautionary measures in the rainy season.
On July 29, PDMA held concerned departments responsible for the disastrous condition in Mansehra due to land sliding and revealed that the weather advisory was completely ignored.
It told that connecting roads to Naran and other adjoining areas have been blocked, stranding large number of tourists in the valley.