Heavy rain, landslides claim 37 lives in Pak

Peshawar, March 3

At least 37 persons were killed in rain-related incidents across Pakistan in the past 48 hours, authorities said on Sunday.

Rain incidents across Pakistan have led to the collapse of houses and triggered landslides that blocked roads, particularly in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, they said.

At least 27 persons, mostly children, reportedly died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan since Thursday night, the provincial disaster management authority said.

As many as 37 persons were injured due to torrential rain that hit 10 districts, including Bajaur, Swat, Lower Dir, Malakand, Khyber, Peshawar, North, South Waziristan, and Lakki Marwat, of KPK, in the past 48 hours, it said.

At least five persons died in southwestern Balochistan province after floods swamped the coastal town of Gwadar, forcing authorities to use boats to evacuate people.