UPPER DIR:
Twelve people died in their sleep early Friday morning when the roof of their mud house collapsed due to heavy rains in Upper Dir, rescue officials said.
The family, including three women and a child, were sleeping when their house collapsed in the remote area of Patrak.
District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed also confirmed the incident. He identified the deceased as Noshad Khan, Khan Bacha, Wali Rehman, their respective wives, and their children aged three to 22.
The Karakoram Highway was blocked after a landslide at Diamer. However, it was reopened for traffic on Friday.
“The landslide in Patrak completely destroyed the house, killing all 12 individuals inside,” Bilal Faizi, a spokesman for the rescue service 1122, Bajaur Times
“More than 300 people have died across the country in rain-related incidents since the start of the monsoon in July.”
Most deaths have occurred in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, according to official figures.
“The deaths were a result of lightning, electrocution and collapse of mud or dilapidated houses,” a statement from PDMA said on Friday.