PESHAWAR: At least six people have died and 13 other were injured in rains and snowfall related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) here on Saturday.
Eight houses have also been damaged partially in rains-related incident.
On the directives of the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, district administration has started relief operations in their respective districts while relief assistance among the rains affected families of district Charsadda and Dir Upper has already been launched.
According to PDMA district administration and other concerned authorities are taking steps for the restoration of the closed roads while the entry of vehicles has been closed completely.
Similarly, the authority has also denied the occurrence of any unpleasant incident with tourists in Galiyat. It said that all those tourists, who were stranded in their vehicles have been shifted to hotels while entry of tourists from Murree to Galiyat has also been stopped.
The authority is in closed contact with the administrations of all districts and all concerned departments have been put on high alert.
The officers of district administration, Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) and personnel of the Rescue 1122 were in field along with heavy machinery.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2022
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