Pakistan :Heavy downpour lashes 4 districts ,7 killed & 72 injured

According to Dawn, torrential rain that hit three districts of the Bannu division near the provincial capital on Sunday evening resulted in at least seven fatalities and 72 injuries. Two individuals were killed and five others were hurt in the province capital, while five people were killed and 67 others were hurt in the Bannu division. Pervaiz Sabatkhel, Commissioner of Bannu told Dawn that heavy rains coupled with strong winds lashed out at the districts of Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan. According to him, the Bannu district saw three fatalities and 51 injuries, while the Lakki Marwat district saw one fatality and 16 injuries. One person died in the district of North Waziristan.Dawn is an English-language Pakistan-based newspaper.

He said that teams were dispatched to the affected areas to estimate losses and that the district administrations had been put on alert. He claimed that all available resources were being employed to provide prompt help to the disaster-stricken population.
Strong gusts and torrential rains struck southern regions, damaging homes and flooding streets and roadways. According to locals, the Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts were hit by heavy downpours when strong winds began to blow in the late afternoon.Rescue workers claimed to have transported 15 victims to hospitals after rescuing them from the Kakki, Khujari, and Haved areas of Bannu.