The death toll has risen to 10 people, with a least 12 others injured, over the past 48 hours as heavy rains and landslides have wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s northwestern Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, officials said on March 31. Khateer Ahmed, head of the regional rescue service, earlier told RFE/RL that four children under the age of 10 were among the dead. The incidents took place in Peshawar, Nowshera, Shangla, Bannu, and Bajaur districts. Crops and houses were reported to be heavily damaged in several areas across the province. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
Death Toll Rises To 10 As Torrential Rains, Landslides Strike Pakistan's Northwest
Four children under the age of 10 were among the dead in Pakistan due to bad weather. (file photo)