Many injured because of windstorms in various cities of KP

Dunya News

Windstorms in Islamabad, Rawalpindi a few days ago caused 13 casualties

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Eleven people have been injured in various incidents reported in different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as a result of strong windstorms having wind speeds around 110 kilometres per hour, reported Dunya News on Saturday.

The cities struck with the vicious windstorms include Peshawar, Mardan and the adjoining areas. The injuries occurred as a result of walls of different structures falling on people. The injured ones were transferred to nearby hospitals.

The storms damaged a number of rickshaws and cars as well whereas the electricity supply in certain areas was badly affected.

Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson stated that the wind speeds during the storm were recorded to be around 110 km/h.

Windstorms in Islamabad and Rawalpindi in last few days caused havoc as 13 people lost their lives and many others got injured.