SHANGLA: At least two children were killed and seven others injured in Khyber Pakhtunkwa’s Shangla district in rain-related incidents as heavy rains damaged houses and blocked major arteries today (Tuesday).
According to details, a house collapsed in the Batkot area of Bisham tehsil, leaving two minor brothers, 8-year-old Idrees and 4-year-old Raees, dead. In another incident, five people were injured after the roof of a house collapse in the Malak Khel area of Alpuri district.
Shangla Deputy Commissioner Imran Hussain Ranjha informed that the Karakoram Highway (KKH) had been blocked at Shang and other points due to flooding in streams caused by the heavy rains, while the Bisham-Swat road was washed away near Ranyal suspension bridge.
The Deputy Commissioner further informed that several animals were also killed after a house collapsed in Chakesar area. “Information regarding rain-related incidents is being collected from different parts of the district,” he added.
The local police have informed that the flood swept away water mills, mini power stations and wooden suspension bridges in Kohistan. Roads in Mansehra district including the Mansehra-Naran road was blocked at several points due to land sliding.
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