BAJAUR: Lightning strikes and a cloudburst killed at least 11 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district.
The disaster hit Salarzai area, damaging several houses.
The cloudburst raised water levels dangerously and cut off access routes.
Rescue work slowed as roads remained blocked.
Residents tried to help the victims themselves.
In Lower Dir’s Maidan Sori Makan area, a house roof collapsed.
Four people died and four others suffered injuries.
Rescuers and locals pulled seven people from the rubble.
Torrential rains continued in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.
Seventeen people died due to heavy downpours and glacier bursts.
In Ghizer, flash floods killed eight people.
In Diamer, two more deaths were reported.
In Azad Kashmir, heavy rains and cloudbursts killed seven people.
Floods destroyed dozens of houses, bridges, and roads.
