Torrential rains ravage much of Pakistan, 34 dead and dozens injured

According to newsweekpakistan.com, At least 34 dead and dozens injured after days of torrential rain in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Days of torrential rain have killed 34 people in Pakistan, mostly on the northwestern border with Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The worst hit region was Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the country’s northwest where 25 people were killed and 57 injured as a result of heavy rain from Sunday to Tuesday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). Three soldiers were also reported missing after a snow avalanche in the northwestern district of Lower Dir hit them. Read Article