Four killed as rainstorm hits KP

PESHAWAR: Four persons, including three girls were killed and 14 others injured in rain-related incidents in the provincial metropolis and other parts of the province.
As per the Rescue 1122 report, a six-year-old girl Sana and Abdul Manan, 24, were killed in the rain-related incidents in the city and 14 others were injured, including five children.
Rescue 1122 spokesman said that 16 injured persons were shifted by the rescue teams to the Lady Reading Hospital from various parts of the city. They were injured in various incidents related to rain which included collapse of roofs, walls and trees falls. He said that two of the injured succumbed to his injuries, while the condition of 14 injured persons was stable.
Meanwhile, two minor girls were killed and three others sustained injuries when the veranda of a house caved in during a torrential rain in Damtal Samarbagh in Lower Dir district.
Eyewitnesses said the children were playing in a joint family home when the veranda collapsed under heavy rain in Damtal Samarbagh. Sumaira and Yusra aged between five to nine years were killed.