floods, Pakistan and Buner district
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Peshawar, Pakistan—Thousands of Pakistani rescuers battled rain and knee-deep mud Sunday, digging homes out from under massive boulders in a desperate
Swabi Al-Khidmat Foundation says they had sent medicines worth Rs1m along with five doctors and 15 paramedical staff to Buner.
A villager and his son recover washing machine from the mud of their partially damaged home following Friday's flash flooding at a neighbourhood of Pir Baba, an area of Buner
Pakistan is grappling with devastating flash floods. Heavy rains have caused widespread destruction. At least 243 people have died, with many still mi
Minister for Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam visited the flood-affected areas of Buner district on Saturday. He reviewed the damages and relief activities in the flood-affected areas. The Minister has been informed that medical camps have been set up and relief activities are underway in the affected areas.
KP witnessed devastating scenes yesterday as flash floods caused by heavy rainfall and cloudbursts in multiple districts claimed over 200 lives in a day, including five crew members of a provincial government chopper that crashed in Mohmand during relief and rescue efforts.
In Buner, heavy rains caused waterlogging in Gokand and Pir Baba, with schools flooded and homes submerged. One house was swept away. In Gokand, eight children drowned in floodwaters; one woman also drowned during the storm, and her body was later recovered.