Hush-hush has caused havoc in Pakistan’s northwest regions, resulting in the collapse of houses and the deaths of no much less than 25 folks. The districts of Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Karak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been hit by heavy rain and hail on Saturday. According to senior rescue officer Khateer Ahmed, one hundred forty five individuals have been injured as timber were uprooted and electrical transmission towers toppled.
“It is with nice sadness that we have misplaced so many lives due to the heavy rains,” mentioned Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who urged authorities to expedite aid operations. In addition, Sharif directed officers to implement emergency measures as Cyclone Biparjoy approached from the Arabian Sea.
Pakistan’s disaster administration company reported that the severe and intense cyclone, with wind speeds reaching a hundred and fifty kilometres per hour, was heading towards the country’s south. Last year, the nation skilled its worst floods in historical past as a end result of heavy rainfall, ensuing in the deaths of at least 1,739 individuals and affecting 33 million others..