Heavy rain kills 20 in Pak

Islamabad, March 7

A fresh spell of heavy rain has wreaked havoc in Pakistan, killing at least 20 people, while injuring dozens others during the last 24 hours, rescue officials said on Saturday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province was the worst hit by the torrential rain, where at least 12 people lost their lives in separate incidents, Jawad Khalil, an emergency official told Xinhua news agency.

Owing to widespread rain, at least 10 houses and a school building were damaged, and serious damage to standing crops has been reported in the province, he said.

At least five people, including two children, were killed in different parts of Punjab and Balochistan provinces.

Provincial disaster management authorities of KP and Punjab provinces have also issued an alert in a wake of harsh weather and possible flooding. —IANS