11 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan

At least 11 people, including three children, died and 47 injured on Sunday as torrential rains and windstorms battered parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

Heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds, hit Dera Ismail Khan district and adjoining areas on Sunday, leaving eight people dead and over 45 hurt in various incidents, mainly roof collapses, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson Bilal Faizi told PTI. Faizi added the injured were shifted to two different hospitals and over two dozen were discharged after treatment. In another incident, three children were killed when the roof of a house caved in at Tikatak area of Maidan in Lower Dir district, a Rescue 1122 spokesperson said. The storm also uprooted trees and downed power lines, disrupting electricity in several areas of Dera Ismail Khan. Heavy showers were reported in Peshawar, Mardan, North and South Waziristan, and other districts, while continuous rain in Palandri raised fears of landslides.