As the torrential rains coupled with wind storms and light floods continued lashing various cities of the country, at least 11 persons including children and women were killed in roof collapse and electrocution incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other areas of the country during the last 48 hours.
Eight houses were damaged in different parts of the province and standing corps were also destroyed in some parts as the Provincial Disaster Management Authority issues flood alert.
According to reports the rooftop of a house collapsed in Jalala area of Mardan during windstorm and rainfall leaving two children dead, while four other persons sustained injuries in the incident.
Likewise reports poured in of more casualties in various districts of KP where four more people dead while roof tops of the houses, mostly in slum areas, caved in.
On the other hand the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has cautioned the inhabitants of the province of more rains asking them to adopt precautionary measures. While according to a weather department forecast the ongoing rainy spell is expected to continue till Saturday.
While the PDMA spokesman has further said the control room of the authority was completely functional and the situation was being monitored continuously. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert in a wake of possible flooding nullahs in various districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The provincial metropolis Peshawar and other parts of KP, it may be mentioned, have been receiving heavy and light showers that started Wednesday afternoon.
Disaster authorities in Pakistan report that severe weather including heavy rain has caused widespread damage in several provinces, in particular Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where over 20 people have died.
Local media said Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also reported 3 fatalities in Balochistan. Rain and heavy snowfall also damaged homes and blocked roads in parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported 23 people have died and 54 people injured. Most of the fatalities and injuries came as a result of collapsing buildings or walls. A total of 127 homes have been damaged, including 13 completely destroyed.
The districts of Mardan (7 fatalities, 17 injured, 10 houses damaged or destroyed), Swat (4 fatalities, 4 injured, 4 houses damaged or destroyed) and Swabi (3 fatalities, 23 houses damaged or destroyed) are among the worst affected areas.
Fatalities were also reported in Peshawar (2), Charsadda (2), Nowshera (2) Buner (1) and Khyber (2) where 11 houses were damaged or destroyed. Eleven houses were also damaged or destroyed in Malakand district.
Comment: Update: Floodlist on March 8th reports: