At least 33 people, including eight Pakistani security personnel, were today killed when torrential rains hit a region bordering Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, triggering flash floods, officials said.
Around 30 houses were demolished in the rainstorm caused by continuous heavy rainfall that began late yesterday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khybher Pakthunkwa. The worst hit district was south west Chitral district, where flood waters swept away a mosque at the time when special Ramzan prayers were being held inside, a media reort said.