Five killed, 8 injured due to rains in KP

F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: At least five persons were killed and eight were reported injured due to rains for the last 24 hours, said said DG Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Four houses were reported partially damaged.

Four children and woman died while two women, two children and a man reported injured. Apart from humans, reports about perishing of livestock has also been received. The Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has expressed grief and directed to provide relief and compensation cheques to the affected families.
He also directed for opening of closed road and provide facilities to people stuck in rains and landslidings. The Chief Minister also directed PDMA, Rescue 1122, district administrations to be alert and facilitate people. Directives have been issued to all DCs in this regard. Anyone can call 1700 round the clock during any emergency situation.

Meanwhile, different places in the country were lashed by rain and hailstorms on Saturday morning, bringing down the temperatures and bringing smiles on people’s faces in the holy month of Ramadan.

Different parts of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Punjab received rain which not only turned the weather cooler but also created a flood-like situation in cities like Peshawar, the capital of KP, prompting the provincial Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Gandapur to direct the PDMA and the rescue personnel to remain prepared to deal with any eventuality. “All resources should be utilized to cope with any untoward incident, he stressed, adding that timely assistance and relief should be ensured.

“Necessary measures should be taken to open the roads which may be closed due to rains and snowfall and availability of small and large machinery and manpower should be ensured,” the CM directed. The situation was same in Balochistan where rain and hailstorms pounded the provincial capital Quetta and other cities, again turning the weather chilly in these areas.

Rain and hailstorms in some places were also reported from different cities of Punjab, including Lahore. Temperatures came down in Lahore as rain, coupled with a cool breeze, kept pouring throughout the night.