A child lost his life, while another 11 were injured in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkwa after the trees and signs fell due to strong winds and storms, authorities said.
Talking with Dawn.comRescue spokesman 1122, Bilal Ahmad Faizi, said: “A storm hit several KP areas, including Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar and Mardan on Sunday night.”
The storm also reached parts of the capital Islamabad.
Faizi said a 10 -year -old boy, Mohammad Hamad, died when a wall of a house collapsed in the Najib Abad area of Charsadda, adding that the injured were transferred to the hospitals in the respective areas.
Due to the storm, the electricity supply was suspended in many areas of the city, because citizens had to face severe difficulties, he said.
He said that the Rescue 1122 disaster team was immediately sent to the affected areas and that the work was underway to eliminate the fallen trees from the roads.
At least three people died in Rawalpindi and Gujar Khan last month after an intense hailstorm, accompanied by heavy rains and stocked winds, the region mistreated.
Heavy hail storms hit Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing generalized damage to vehicles, windshield and solar panels, while triggering sudden floods after intense rains.
