Afp, Peshawar
At least 20 people were killed and dozens more injured in Pakistan as torrential rainstorms destroyed several homes, officials said yesterday. Heavy rains have lashed stretches of the country near the Afghan border since Thursday. Fourteen children and three women were killed in "rain-related incidents" in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local relief official Taimur Ali said. The National Disaster Management Authority said three more had died in southwest Balochistan province.
At least 20 people were killed and dozens more injured in Pakistan as torrential rainstorms destroyed several homes, officials said yesterday. Heavy rains have lashed stretches of the country near the Afghan border since Thursday. Fourteen children and three women were killed in "rain-related incidents" in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local relief official Taimur Ali said. The National Disaster Management Authority said three more had died in southwest Balochistan province.