At least five people died and three injured when roofs of three houses collapsed due to rain in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said. According to PDMA, two persons died and one injured in Peshawar Cantt on Tuesday morning. In another incident, two persons died in Munda area of Lower Dir. One child died and his parents injured in Mardan. Meanwhile, vehicles were stranded at various points on the roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the second consecutive day, with passengers facing difficulties owing to shortage of food and other necessities.
The reports said people have lost contact with their relatives as there is no electricity in the area for them to charge their mobile phones and other devices. Although Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highway Authority has claimed of opening the Abbottabad-Nathiagali Road, people are still facing difficulty. A day earlier, at least 800 vehicles were reported stranded in the area.
According to media reports, stranded tourists, including women and children, had appealed to concerned authorities to provide urgent rescue service to which the Punjab CM had promptly responded by ordering the commissioner, regional police officer, chief traffic police officer to reach the affected areas and commencing rescue operations. CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif directed the authorities to obtain all the required equipment to rescue the stranded citizens. He also instructed officials to request for the army's assistance if required.
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