PESHAWAR: The total of 18 people died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid rain and snowfall in the province, 46 injuries from roof and wall collapse and land sliding from January 3-10. More than 109 houses were damaged in different districts of the province, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). However, relief […]
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Heavy rains flood central Punjab, halts power supply
Central Punjab and Lahore experiences torrential rains in the early hours of Tuesday as the weather turned extremely pleasant besides inundating low-lying areas. Other areas that witnessed heavy rains included Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Kasur, Gujrat, Narowal, Sialkot, Wazirabad, Nankana Sahib and Sangla Hill. Talking to the media, Commissioner Captain Muhammad Usman wished that it would not take […]
Iran expands evacuations as new rains worsen floods
Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country, state television reported, as the nationwide toll from the flooding reached 70. Many residents of Susangerd, with a population of about 50,000, and five other communities in the oil-rich southwestern province […]