Lahore,<\/p>\n
At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured in heavy downpour and windstorm that lashed different parts of Pakistan, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain and storm hit different parts of Punjab province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.<\/p>\n
Nine people were killed and 13 others suffered injuries in incidents of wall and roof collapse after a windstorm hit the area in the evening, Dawn News reported.<\/p>\n
According to officials, most of the dead and wounded belonged to Mamond and Khar tehsil.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain also triggered flash floods in different areas. Strong winds uprooted trees and signboards. A dust storm struck Peshawar and adjacent areas, reducing visibility, which was followed by heavy rain on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In Bhakkar district of Punjab province, a collapsed roof of a shack resulted in two dead and three injured, Geo News reported.<\/p>\n
Reports suggested that three people were killed and nine others injured in the rain-related incidents in Khyber Agency. The officials said that the accidents occurred due to poor visibility as the area was hit hard by strong winds and torrential rain.<\/p>\n
Medical staff at the Agency Headquarters Hospital faced difficulties in providing emergency treatment to the injured due to suspension of power supply.<\/p>\n
Assistant medical superintendent of the Agency Headquarters Hospital Dr Naseeb Gul was quoted as saying by Dawn that five bodies and 13 wounded were brought to the hospital.<\/p>\n
However, he said that two people wounded were later referred to a hospital in Peshawar due to their critical condition.<\/p>\n
In reply to a question, he said that the condition of almost all the wounded persons was stated to be stable after they received first aid.<\/p>\n
In another incident, a 10-year-old boy identified drowned in a storm-water drain in Landi Kotal. Two more children were rescued.<\/p>\n
In Nowshera, lightning killed one person in the Pir Sabaq area, according to Rescue 1122. An official said that a signboard along the road collapsed due to windstorm in Nowshera that caused injuries to a pedestrian. He was taken to a local hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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