Khyber: Heavy rain has wreaked havoc in the area, leaving one little girl dead and another injured. Along with the size collapse, various districts of Landi Kotal District of Khyber district were reported on Saturday.
In the incident of death in the area of Landi Kotal Bazar Zakha, the roof of the cave room of a minor Kudrat killed his daughter Zainab and injured others.
Heavy rain for the past two days not only disrupts normal life but also causes property and material losses to residents.
Many cases of house collapse and boundary wall collapse have been revealed in Khuga Khel, Shiekmal Khel, Piro Khel, Shelman, Pased Khel, Khyber Zakha Khel and nearby villages.
According to residents of Alseri, the heavy and incessant rain has washed away the connecting road along the Pak-Avghan highway and brought it to a standstill in various parts adding to the woes of the tourists.
According to the police, landslides at Anzari checkpoint and Arkhunda checkpoint have severed the connection between Landi Kotal and Loy-Shelman and Kam-Shelman regions.
Officials from the Tribal Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) said three poles were also damaged in the rain, but power supply to the area continued.
The local government has started a relief effort and has started providing tents and other facilities to the rain victims, but local residents have complained about the slow pace of the effort, and called for more help.
More rain is expected in the coming days, according to the provincial disaster management office.
