30 killed amid heavy rainfall in northwest Pakistan this week

Local residents gather to watch the swallen Charsadda river flow under a bridge following heavy monsoon rainfalls, on the outskirts of Peshawar on Sept. 2, 2020 (AFP/File)

• Relief and rescue work underway in flood and rain affected areas, says the PDMA
• Monsoon rains have continued to lash different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this week

ISLAMABAD: At least 30 people were killed and 38 injured in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to monsoon rains this week, KP’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Thursday.
The authority also warned residents of Nowshera and Charsadda, who live near rivers flowing through the two districts, to take necessary precautionary measures.
“118 houses partially while 15 were completely destroyed because of rains,” the PMDA said in a statement.
“Relief and rescue work is underway in flood and rain affected areas,” it added.
Monsoon rains have continued to lash different KP districts, including Buner, Shangla, Kohistan and Swat, said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Dozens of people have been killed across Pakistan in rains and floods since June this year.
According to the NDMA data released on Wednesday, 189 people were killed and 128 injured in rain-related incidents between June 15 and August 31. 
The southern Sindh province has been the worst-hit where 72 people died during the same period. KP also lost 61 of its residents.
In a recent alert, the NDMA said that due to high water level in “Mangla Reservoir (1,242.00 feet) and Tarbela Dam (1.550 feet) along with expected rains over the upper catchments of all the major rivers,” discharge of surplus water from the two dams could become necessary.
It also urged “all relevant district administrations to sensitize the population residing near river banks along Chenab and Jhelum and take necessary precautionary measures.”